Tuzla Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Tuzla Lighthouse
Also known as: Tuzla (Capul Tuzla)
Constructed in 1900, Tuzla Lighthouse is Romania's oldest active lighthouse. The square pyramidal skeletal tower, built from cast iron, stands 44 meters tall and is painted with black and white horizontal bands. Its lantern emits a white flash every 9.7 seconds, visible for over 20 nautical miles. The lighthouse was prefabricated in France and assembled on site. It is situated on Capul Tuzla, about 4 km southeast of Eforie Sud, along the Black Sea coast.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks Capul Tuzla, a significant navigational point on the Romanian Black Sea coast. Its prefabricated cast iron skeletal design also represents an important chapter in the region's maritime engineering history.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 9.7s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 9.7s
- Focal Height
- 62m
- Geographic Range
- 20.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1900
- Heritage Status
- Romania's oldest active lighthouse; Possibly endangered due to erosion
Significant events: Bluff erosion reported; Plans to move lighthouse due to erosion; Bluff shored up in 2009
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Constanta(6.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ROM-009
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 44m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- cast iron
Structure: square pyramidal cast iron skeletal tower with lantern, gallery, and enclosed watch room
Location
- City
- Tuzla
- Country
- 🇷🇴Romania
- Region
- Constanța
- Sea Region
- Capul (Cape) Tuzla, about 4 km southeast of Eforie Sud, Romania, on the Black Sea coast.
- Latitude
- 43.9908°
- Longitude
- 28.6664°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Tuzla على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Romania، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.