Caorle Lighthouse Explained

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.

Description

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]

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Notes and References

  1. June 13, 2018.
  2. Web site: Caorle . Marina Militare . June 13, 2018.
  3. Web site: Mappa dei fari Italiani . ARI Genova . June 13, 2018.