Stražica Lighthouse

Stražica Lighthouse

Stražica lighthouse in 1990
Stražica Lighthouse
Location Prvić, Croatia
Coordinates 44°56′00″N 14°46′05″E / 44.93324°N 14.76816°E / 44.93324; 14.76816Coordinates: 44°56′00″N 14°46′05″E / 44.93324°N 14.76816°E / 44.93324; 14.76816
Year first constructed 1875
Tower shape Square cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery
Height 5 metres (16 ft)
Focal height 21 metres (69 ft)
Range 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Admiralty number E2887
NGA number 12460
ARLHS number CRO-147

Stražica Lighthouse on the island of Prvić in the Adriatic Sea was built in 1875 and consists of a small stone house and a 5-metre (16 ft) tall lighthouse tower.[1] A crew of lightkeepers were stationed on the island until it was made fully automated in 1974. In 1993 the natural gas-powered system was replaced by eco-friendly solar panels and is today remotely controlled by Plovput, the state-owned company for maritime traffic which controls the entire network of Croatian lighthouses. Until 1974, the lighthouse crew were the only inhabitants of Prvić,[2] and until the early 2000s it was believed that Prvić held the distinction of being the largest uninhabited Croatian island,[3] but this was refuted when new measurements published in 2004 showed that the island of Žut is bigger by some 2 square kilometres (0.77 sq mi).[4] In September 2009 the Croatian Post included the Stražica lighthouse in their lighthouse-themed series of stamps.[5]

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Notes

  1. "Svjetionik Rt Stražica" (in Croatian). Plovput.hr. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  2. Trinajstić, Mladen. "Svjetionik, nijemi svjedok nebrige". Novi list (in Croatian). Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  3. Rac, Krunoslav (September 2007). "Otok Prvić" (PDF). Eco Review (in Croatian). Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency Fund. p. 76. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
  4. Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia (2004). "Coastline lengths and areas of islands in the Croatian part of the Adriatic Sea determined from the topographic maps at the scale 1:25,000" (PDF). Geoadria. p. 12. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
  5. "Marka br. 738, Svjetionici - Stražica" (in Croatian). Croatian Post. Retrieved 10 June 2010.


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