La Rocchetta Lighthouse

La Rocchetta
La Rocchetta Lighthouse
La Rocchetta
Tuscany
La Rocchetta
La Rocchetta (Italy)
Location Piombino
Tuscany
Italy
Coordinates 42°55′12″N 10°31′31″E / 42.919901°N 10.525369°E / 42.919901; 10.525369Coordinates: 42°55′12″N 10°31′31″E / 42.919901°N 10.525369°E / 42.919901; 10.525369
Year first constructed 1928
Foundation concrete base
Construction stone tower
Tower shape quadrangular tower with balcony and light atop
Markings / pattern unpainted grey stone castellated tower,
Height 5 metres (16 ft)
Focal height 18 metres (59 ft)
Current lens Type TD 375
Light source mains power
Intensity MaxiHalo-60
Range 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 15s.
Fog signal no
Admiralty number E1455
NGA number 8996
ARLHS number ITA-288
Italy number 2098 E.F.
Managing agent Marina Militare[1][2]

La Rocchetta Lighthouse (Italian: Faro de La Rocchetta) is an active lighthouse located on the southern part of the promontory of Piombino overlooking the Piombino Channel which separates the Elba from the mainland.

Description

The lighthouse was built in 1928 on the same place where once was La Rocchetta, one of the four defensive fortifications, then demolished in the 1920s in order to make room for a panoramic town square above the cliff, which were connected to each other by walls that surrounded the city.

The lighthouse consists of a quadrangular grey stone tower in Neo Gothic style, 5 metres (16 ft) high, with castellated balcony and light placed atop. The light is positioned at 18 metres (59 ft) above sea level and emits three white flashes in a 15 seconds period, visible up to a distance of 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi). The lighthouse is completely automated and managed by the Marina Militare with the identification code number 2098 E.F.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lighthouses of Italy: Toscana". The Lighthouse Directory. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. 1 2 "La Rocchetta". Marina Militare. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mappa dei fari Italiani". ARI Genova. Retrieved June 2, 2018.



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