Cape of Rodon

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 Saint Anthony Church. Further south in the bay between the cape and Rrushkull Reserve there exist several beach resorts like “Lura” and “San Pietro Resort”, gathering a considerable amount of tourists during the summer months.

Cape of Rodon
Map of the Cape of Rodon
Cape of Rodon
Location	Southern Europe
Coordinates	41°35′9″N 19°26′59″E
Ocean/sea sources	Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea
Basin countries	Albania
Settlements	Durrës

Kep i Rodonit Lighthouse
Cape of Rodon

Location	Cape of Rodon, Albania
Coordinates	41°35′03″N 19°26′59″E
Tower
Constructed	1884 (first)
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal lamp post
Height	3 m (9.8 ft)
Shape	cylindrical lamp post[1]
Markings	grey metal post with light atop[2]
Power source	solar power
Light
First lit	2007 (current)
Focal height	40 m (130 ft)
Range	8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(2) W 10s

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

• Albanian Adriatic Sea Coast
• Biodiversity of Albania
• Geography of Albania
• Protected areas of Albania

Sources

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. Ceka 2013, pp. 230, 348.
8. Ceka 2013, pp. 230, 348; Dyczek et al. 2014, pp. 82–83
9. Ceka 2013, p. 230.

Bibliography

• Ceka, Neritan (2013). The Illyrians to the Albanians. Tirana: Migjeni. ISBN 9789928407467.
• Dyczek, Piotr; Kolendo, Jerzy; Łajtar, Adam; Plóciennik, Tomasz; Rzepkowski, Krzysztof (2014). "Une inscription métrique de Lambaesis (CIL, VIII, 2581 ; F. Buecheler, Carmina Latina epigraphica, 1527) et la statue du dieu illyrien Médaure". Antiquités africaines (in French). 50 (1): 73–84. doi:10.3406/antaf.2014.1560.