Cape of Rodon
Map of the Cape of Rodon
Cape of Rodon is located in Albania
Cape of Rodon
Cape of Rodon
LocationSouthern Europe
Coordinates41°35′9″N 19°26′59″E / 41.58583°N 19.44972°E / 41.58583; 19.44972
Ocean/sea sourcesAdriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea
Basin countriesAlbania
SettlementsDurrës
Kep i Rodonit Lighthouse
Cape of Rodon
Map
LocationCape of Rodon, Albania Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates41°35′03″N 19°26′59″E / 41.584167°N 19.449722°E / 41.584167; 19.449722
Tower
Constructed1884 (first)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionmetal lamp post
Height3 m (9.8 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylindrical lamp post[1]
Markingsgrey metal post with light atop[2]
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit2007 (current)
Focal height40 m (130 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(2) W 10s Edit this on Wikidata

The Cape of Rodon or Cape of Skanderbeg (Albanian: Kepi i Rodonit or Kepi i Skenderbeut) is a rocky cape on the Adriatic Sea north of Durrës, Albania.[3] On the Cape is the Rodoni Castle, built by Skanderbeg in 1463.[4] and a Saint Anthony Church. Further south in the bay between the cape and Rrushkull Reserve there exist several beach resorts like Fshati Turistik Lura while Lalzit Bay Resort is under construction.

Name

The name Redon appears in ancient inscriptions found in Santa Maria di Leuca (present-day Lecce), and on coins minted by the Illyrian city of Lissos, suggesting that he was worshipped as the guardian deity of the city,[5] and probably as a sea god.[6] The fact that Redon was always depicted on coins wearing a petasos demonstrates a connection with travelling and sailing, which led historians to the conclusion that Redon was the deity protector of travellers and sailors.[7] Indeed, the inscriptions of Santa Maria di Leuca were carved by the crews of two Roman merchant ships manned by Illyrians.[8] Inscriptions mentioning Redon were also found on coins from the Illyrian cities of Daorson and Scodra, and even in archaeological findings from Dyrrhachium after the establishment of a Roman colony there.[7] His name keeps on being used in the Albanian Kepi i Rodonit, which could be analysed as an Illyrian sanctuary dedicated to the god of the sailors in the past.[9]

See also

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Citations

  1. ^ 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. 2015.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Albania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ^ Geonames. "GeoNames Fulltextsearch : kepi i rodonit". Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  4. ^ Tauleda. "Kalaja e Skenderbeut, Kepi i Rodonit". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  5. ^ Dyczek et al. 2014, pp. 82–83.
  6. ^ Ceka 2013, p. 348.
  7. ^ a b Ceka 2013, pp. 230, 348.
  8. ^ Ceka 2013, pp. 230, 348; Dyczek et al. 2014, pp. 82–83
  9. ^ Ceka 2013, p. 230.

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