Caorle | |
Location: | Caorle Veneto Italy |
Coordinates: | 45.6°N 12.893°W |
Yearbuilt: | 1905 |
Foundation: | masonry base |
Construction: | masonry tower |
Shape: | quadrangular bell tower with octagonal steeple, lantern atop a bracket on the south side |
Marking: | unpainted brick tower |
Height: | 9m (30feet) |
Focalheight: | 12m (39feet) |
Intensity: | main: AL 1000 w reserve. LABI 100 W |
Range: | main: reserve: |
Characteristic: | Fl (2) W 6s. |
Lens: | Type TD 300 Focal length: 150 mm |
Country: | Italy |
Countrynumber: | 4272 E.F |
Managingagent: | Marina Militare[1] [2] |
Caorle Lighthouse (Italian: Faro di Caorle) is an active lighthouse located on a little promontory at the end of the waterfront promenade in Caorle, Veneto on the Adriatic Sea.
The lighthouse, established in 1905, consists of a quadrangular bell tower, 9m (30feet) high, belonging to the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Angel, and the light is placed on a bracket on the sea side of the tower.
The tower was built in bricks in the 13th century in Romanesque architecture; the light is positioned at 12m (39feet) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 6 seconds period, visible up to a distance of . The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 4272 E.F.[2] [3]