Caorle Lighthouse

Caorle
Caorle Lighthouse, notice the light
Caorle
Veneto
Caorle
Caorle (Italy)
Location Caorle
Veneto
Italy
Coordinates 45°36′00″N 12°53′35″E / 45.600019°N 12.892999°E / 45.600019; 12.892999Coordinates: 45°36′00″N 12°53′35″E / 45.600019°N 12.892999°E / 45.600019; 12.892999
Year first constructed 1905
Automated yes
Foundation masonry base
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape quadrangular bell tower with octagonal steeple, lantern atop a bracket on the south side
Markings / pattern unpainted brick tower
Height 9 metres (30 ft)
Focal height 12 metres (39 ft)
Current lens Type TD 300
Focal length: 150mm
Light source mains power
Intensity AL 1000 w
Range main: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
reserve: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 6s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E2508
NGA number 11568
Italy number 4272 E.F
Managing agent 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, 9 metres (30 ft) high, belonging to the Church of the Blessed Virgin of the Angel and the light 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 12 metres (39 ft) above sea level and emits two white flashes in a 6 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 4272 E.F.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Venice and Trieste". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Caorle". Marina Militare. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mappa dei fari Italiani". ARI Genova. Retrieved June 13, 2018.



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