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Calella Lighthouse

Calella Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Catalonia, Spain

The Calella Lighthouse is an active lighthouse situated in the coastal town of Calella in Costa del Maresme, 58 km northeast of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain.[1]

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Its construction began on 9 October 1856, and the engineer responsible for the project was Marià Parellada. The lighthouse was inaugurated on 15 December 1859. With an elevation of 50 metres (160 ft) above sea level, the light can be seen for 18 nautical miles (33 km).[2] In the beginning, the lamp used oil, then later on, paraffin and petrol was used.[3] Electricity was then introduced in the Lighthouse in 1927[4].

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References

  1. [1]
    Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Catalonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
  2. [2]
    List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2014. p. 108.
  3. [3]
    "Lighthouse of Calella". www.calellabarcelona.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  4. [4]
    "Lighthouse of Calella". www.calellabarcelona.com. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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