Genichesk Lighthouse
Also known as: Генический, Genichesk
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At a glance
Place
- Country
- Ukraine
Structure
- Status
- active Legacy archive claim · Генический
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Names & naming history
RU · Alternative
- Genichesk
- Mayachnik Drupal export Field: multi_fields.lighthouse_name_aka.field_lighthouse_name_aka_value
RU · Official
- Генический
- Mayachnik Drupal export Field: title
This description is machine-translated and has not yet been reviewed.
Built by 1877 as a white two-story building with a four-sided tower at its center, the lighthouse's lighting apparatus was delayed by the outbreak of the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War and only lit in October 1883, showing a fixed red light to guard shipping from an offshore shoal and mark the entrance channel completed in 1900. During the Russian Civil War the lighthouse served as an artillery reference point during fighting between Red Azov Flotilla ships and White forces in 1920, and it suffered heavy damage from shelling and bombing in World War II before being restored in 1961 with its original appearance preserved. It now shows a white flashing light (to 13 miles) and a fixed red sector light (to 8 miles), switched off in winter, and has been under Ukrainian administration since 1993.
This description is machine-translated and has not yet been reviewed.
Built by 1877 as a white two-story building with a four-sided tower at its center, the lighthouse's lighting apparatus was delayed by the outbreak of the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War and only lit in October 1883, showing a fixed red light to guard shipping from an offshore shoal and mark the entrance channel completed in 1900. During the Russian Civil War the lighthouse served as an artillery reference point during fighting between Red Azov Flotilla ships and White forces in 1920, and it suffered heavy damage from shelling and bombing in World War II before being restored in 1961 with its original appearance preserved. It now shows a white flashing light (to 13 miles) and a fixed red sector light (to 8 miles), switched off in winter, and has been under Ukrainian administration since 1993.
This description is machine-translated and has not yet been reviewed.
Built by 1877 as a white two-story building with a four-sided tower at its center, the lighthouse's lighting apparatus was delayed by the outbreak of the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War and only lit in October 1883, showing a fixed red light to guard shipping from an offshore shoal and mark the entrance channel completed in 1900. During the Russian Civil War the lighthouse served as an artillery reference point during fighting between Red Azov Flotilla ships and White forces in 1920, and it suffered heavy damage from shelling and bombing in World War II before being restored in 1961 with its original appearance preserved. It now shows a white flashing light (to 13 miles) and a fixed red sector light (to 8 miles), switched off in winter, and has been under Ukrainian administration since 1993.
Генический
Geography
- Country: Украина
Details
- Status: действующий
Из книги «Маяки России» (2001)
Источник: Комарицын А. А., Корякин В. И., Романов В. Г. «Маяки России (исторические очерки)». СПб.: ГУНиО МО РФ, 2001 (доп. тираж 2005).
Генический порт, подходы к которому обеспечивает одноименный маяк, расположен на материковом берегу Тонкого пролива, соединяющего залив Сиваш с Азовским морем (см. рис. на с. 296). В 1784 году в районе урочища Геничи (в переводе с тюркского — “тонкий”) у соляных промыслов было основано казенное селение Усть-Азовск, впоследствии переименованное в Геническ. Как порт селение начали использовать в 1860-х годах. Вначале оно не имело никаких портовых устройств, и погрузка на рейдовые баржи производилась непосредственно с берега. Однако расширение торговли и судоходства в Азовском море требовало сооружения современных причалов и навигационного ограждения подходов к ним. Строительство в конце 1860-х годов железной дороги от Харькова к Севастополю и от нее ветки к Геническу повышало значение порта. Через него планировалось вывозить не только хлеб и соль — традиционные товары для этого края, но и уголь из Донецкого бассейна. Российское общество промышленности и торговли спланировало прорыть морской канал через бар в устье Тонкого пролива, устроить деревянную набережную, обустроить портовую территорию и замостить камнем подъездные пути к порту. Одновременно командир Николаевского порта обратился в Гидрографический департамент с просьбой построить маяки, которые ограждали бы подходы к порту и указывали судам путь на рейд. Генический маяк строили одновременно с Бирючим. Первый должен был указывать безопасный путь на рейд, а второй — ограждать мореплавателей от опасной Бирючей косы (см. очерк “Бирючий”), лежащей на пути к Геническу. Строительство закончилось в 1877 году. Маяк возвели на возвышенности западного берега Генического залива в северной части селения (городом Геническ стал в 1938 году). Он имел вид белого двухэтажного здания с четырехгранной башней посередине фасада, обращенного к морю. Ввиду начала Русско-турецкой войны 1877—1878 годов осветительный аппарат установить не успели, и маяк в течение шести лет служил только дневным ориентиром. Наконец, осенью 1883 года Гидрографический департамент опубликовал в газетах следующее извещение мореплавателям: “...с 16 октября сего года открывается освещение Генического берегового маяка, построенного у города Геническа в широте 46°10'53"N и долготе 34°50'00" от Гринвича... Два осветительных его аппарата, установленные вертикально один над другим по одному в каждом этаже башни, освещают постоянным красным светом угол в 22° от SO 14° до SO 36° истинные. Высота огня от уровня моря 81,5 фута, математический горизонт 10,4 мили”. Восточный предел луча ограждал мореплавателей от пятиметровой отмели, лежащей к западу от Бирючей косы, а ближе к Геническу показывал начало Генического подходного канала, строительство которого было завершено в 1900 году. Обслуживали маяк смотритель и трое служащих.
Во время Гражданской войны, в январе 1920 года, белогвардейские войска, отступавшие в Крым, сделали Геническ базой для отряда своих кораблей. 13 сентября три сторожевых корабля Азовской флотилии Красного Флота обстреляли белогвардейские корабли. Одним из ориентиров для наводки орудий на цели им служил маяк. 30 октября 1920 года Первая конная армия ворвалась в Геническ и освободила город. Маяк, который во время боевых действий не светил, вновь зажег свои огни. В годы Великой Отечественной войны маяк сильно пострадал от артобстрелов и бомбежек. В 1961 году его реставрировали, сохранив прежний внешний вид. В настоящее время он светит белым проблесковым и красным постоянным огнями. Белый огонь освещает сектор моря от 55 до 180°, обеспечивая дальность видимости до 13 миль, а красный — до 8 миль. Красный огонь светит в секторе 141°—154°. На зимнее время маяк выключается. С 1993 года он находится в ведении Украины.
Media
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This description is machine-translated and has not yet been reviewed.
Built by 1877 as a white two-story building with a four-sided tower at its center, the lighthouse's lighting apparatus was delayed by the outbreak of the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War and only lit in October 1883, showing a fixed red light to guard shipping from an offshore shoal and mark the entrance channel completed in 1900. During the Russian Civil War the lighthouse served as an artillery reference point during fighting between Red Azov Flotilla ships and White forces in 1920, and it suffered heavy damage from shelling and bombing in World War II before being restored in 1961 with its original appearance preserved. It now shows a white flashing light (to 13 miles) and a fixed red sector light (to 8 miles), switched off in winter, and has been under Ukrainian administration since 1993.
Heritage identity & evidence
Identity
- LUX ID
LUX-LH-000123- Type
- Lighthouse
- Object kind
- Lighthouse
- Current status
- active
Review & coverage
External identifiers
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Key source-backed claims
- Alternate name Genichesk · Генический archive
- Location taxonomy Украина · Генический derived
- Location taxonomy Азовское море · Генический derived
- Location taxonomy Украина · Генический derived
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Operational status
Selected value: active
Why this value is shown: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive
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Archive value: active
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- active selected why: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive · Генический Current · archive · Legacy archive field
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CLAIM-LUX-LH-000123-status-001- review_status
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current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
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1- distinct_value_count
1- review_guidance
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Alternate name
Name variants: Genichesk
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- Genichesk · Генический Current · archive · Legacy archive field
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CLAIM-LUX-LH-000123-alternate_name-001- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
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alternate_name- current_claim_id
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1- distinct_value_count
1- review_guidance
name variant field; classify by language/script and role instead of choosing one scalar winner.
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- LUX Light ArchiveLUX-LH-000123 Canonical LUX ID
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- Alternate name alternate_name · Genichesk
- Operational status status · active
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- Geography contextУкраина · text-only
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Attribution
"Genichesk Lighthouse" · LUX-LH-000123 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/node/615/
Citation
LUX Light Archive, Lighthouse record: "Genichesk Lighthouse", LUX-LH-000123, https://light.lux143.org/node/615/, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.
Legacy archive provenance
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- Canonical LUX ID
- LUX-LH-000123
- Legacy node
- node:615
- Legacy URL
- /node/615/
- Drupal source type
- lighthouse
- Source system
- drupal_migration
- Source path
- /node/615
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| Wikipedia | search-candidate | Search / review | Useful for public descriptions and cross-checking, but text must be rewritten or quoted sparingly. | |
| OpenStreetMap | search-candidate | Search / review | Resolve to a stable node, way, or relation URL before acceptance. | |
| ARLHS | review-source | Search / review | Search the World List of Lights and add a verified ARLHS ID when found. | |
| Lighthouse Directory | review-source | Search / review | Use the regional directory page as a trusted catalogue lead; add the exact URL after review. |
Record identifiers
- Node
- 615
- Source type
- lighthouse
- Review class
- Lighthouse
- Wikidata class
- Q39715
- Created
- 27/05/2011 14:52:31 UTC
- Changed
- 04/02/2014 14:38:55 UTC
- Source path
- /node/615
All technical fields
- Status
- active Legacy archive claim · Генический
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