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Coordinates: 42°0′21″N 9°27′25″E / 42.00583°N 9.45694°E / 42.00583; 9.45694
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The '''Torra di Vignale''' is a [[tower]] in [[Corsica]]. It is one of the [[Monument historique|Official Historical Monuments]] of [[France]].<ref>http://www.corse.culture.gouv.fr/monuments/actions_crmh/carte_tours.gif</ref>


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The '''Tower of Vignale''' ({{langx|co|Torra di Vignale}}) was a [[Genoese tower]] located in the [[communes of France|commune]] of [[Ghisonaccia]] on the east coast of the [[Corsica]]. No trace of the tower survives.
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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]].<ref>{{cite book | last= Graziani | first= Antoine-Marie | contribution= Les ouvrages de défense en Corse contre les Turcs (1530-1650) | editor1-last= Vergé-Franceschi | editor1-first=Michel | editor2-last= Graziani | editor2-first=Antoine-Marie | year=2000 | title= La guerre de course en Méditerranée (1515-1830) | publisher= Presses de l'Université Paris IV-Sorbonne | place=Paris | isbn= 2-84050-167-8 | pages=73–144 |language=French }}</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Genoese towers in Corsica]]

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Latest revision as of 19:45, 4 November 2024

Tower of Vignale
Native name
Torra di Vignale (Corsican)
Torra di Vignale is located in Corsica
Torra di Vignale
Location of Tower of Vignale in Corsica
Coordinates42°0′21″N 9°27′25″E / 42.00583°N 9.45694°E / 42.00583; 9.45694
BuiltSecond half of 16th century

The Tower of Vignale (Corsican: Torra di Vignale) was a Genoese tower located in the commune of Ghisonaccia 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]

See also

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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.