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Torra di Solenzara

Coordinates: 41°51′32″N 9°23′59″E / 41.85889°N 9.39972°E / 41.85889; 9.39972
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Tower of Solenzara
Native name
Torra di Solenzara (Corsican)
Torra di Solenzara is located in Corsica
Torra di Solenzara
Location of Tower of Solenzara in Corsica
Coordinates41°51′32″N 9°23′59″E / 41.85889°N 9.39972°E / 41.85889; 9.39972
BuiltSecond half of 16th century

The Tower of Solenzara (Corsican: Torra di Solenzara) was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Sari-Solenzara on the east coast of the Corsica. No trace of the tower survives.

The tower was one of a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 1530 and 1620 to stem the attacks by Barbary pirates.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Graziani, Antoine-Marie (2000). "Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650)". In Vergé-Franceschi, Michel; Graziani, Antoine-Marie (eds.). La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) (in French). Paris: Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne. pp. 73–144. ISBN 2-84050-167-8.