Far de Formentor
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| Place: | Port de Pollença | |
| Location: | Cap de Formentor | |
| Geographical location: | 39 ° 57 '41 " N , 3 ° 12' 45.4" E | |
| Height of tower base: | 167 m | |
| Fire carrier height : | 210 m | |
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| Identifier : | Blz. (4) 20 sec | |
| Scope knows: | 24 nm (44.4 km ) | |
| Function: | lighthouse | |
| Construction time: | 1860-1863 | |
| Operating time: | since April 30, 1863 | |
| International ordinal number: | E 0296 | |
The Far de Formentor ( Catalan ) or Faro de Formentor ( Spanish ) is a lighthouse on the Cap de Formentor of the same name , the northeasternmost point of the peninsula and the northernmost point of the island of Mallorca . The lighthouse is a sight and tourist attraction of the island. It is also one of 13 operating lighthouses in Mallorca . The identifier is a group of four white flashes with a return of 20 seconds.
Location and description
The lighthouse at Cap de Formentor is located at the end of the serpentine spur road (PM-2210) that leads from Port de Pollença, just under 20 kilometers away, through the Formentor peninsula. The tower stands on an elevated wall at 167 meters above sea level. The location of the lighthouse enables a view of the neighboring island of Menorca, 40 kilometers away, on a clear day .
The lighthouse was built on the leveled knoll on a rectangular base house. The base house is lined with a surrounding terrace and several staircases. In front of it there is a place with limited parking. There are further outbuildings to the north of the base house. The white cylindrical tower shaft tapers towards the top and has two surrounding balconies one above the other . The top is the lantern with a metal dome, which can be climbed via a ladder for maintenance purposes. There is a weathercock on the dome . The focal plane of the lighthouse is the highest in the Balearic Islands .
The ARLHS identification is BAL-023, nationally it is listed under the number ES-32900, internationally under E0296.
history
After the building decision was made in 1860, it took around 200 workers under difficult conditions 2.5 years to erect the lighthouse on the impassable Cape. It was only the Italian road construction engineer Antonio Paretti who opened up the area with a road - but this was later replaced by a route that was sometimes very different. The material was extracted from the quarry of La Puebla and, when the sea conditions allowed, it was transported to the construction site from Alcúdia . The building material was hoisted over 160 meters using a winch operated by 40 men . On the lake side, the lighthouse is accessed via 272 steps carved into the Moll de Patronet cliff . The construction costs of the lighthouse amounted to over 1.3 million real . The adverse conditions led to the then Bishop of Mallorca granting permission to work on Sundays. To compensate for the additional work, a provisionally erected altar was erected on the construction site for the workers so that they could receive the Holy Mass on site.
The lighthouse at Cap de Formentor, built by Spanish engineer Emili Pou y Bonet , went into operation on April 30, 1863 and originally used a system of mirror lens lenses that emitted a permanent light with prolonged flashes every 30 seconds. Originally olive oil was used as fuel , which was later replaced by paraffin . In 1927 a new lens with a new rotation mechanism was used. The old one was used in the lighthouse of La Mola on Formentera in 1928. From then on, the leading light emitted four lightning bolts. In 1971 the lantern and lenses were replaced again.
In 1962 the lighthouse was electrified. However, repeated lightning strikes on the power line put the system out of operation several times, so that it was finally decided to operate with two generators. The lighthouse is now powered by self-generated solar power and operated remotely. The base house was converted into a restaurant and serves tourists and visitors to stop off.
Web links
- farsdebalears.com: Formentor lighthouse
- portsdebalears.com: Lighthouse Cap Formentor (English)
- Leuchtturm-web.de : Cap Formentor lighthouse
- The Lighthouse at Formentor (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lighthouses on Mallorca , accessed on October 24, 2018
- ↑ Cap Formentor lighthouse ( Memento from September 4, 2014 in the Internet Archive ), accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Faro de Formentor (Spanish), accessed August 27, 2014