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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