List of lighthouses in the Netherlands
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A list of lighthouses in the Netherlands.
Active lighthouses
editName | Image | Location | Province | Tower height | Light characteristic | Year built | Architect |
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Urk Lighthouse | Urk | Flevoland | 18,5 m (27 m above NAP) | Fl W 5s (18 nautical miles (33 km)) | 1844–1845 | Valk, J. | |
Bornrif | Ameland | Friesland | 55,3 m (58 m above NAP) | Fl(3) W 15s (30 nautical miles (56 km)) | 1880–1881 | Harder, Quirinus | |
North Tower | Schiermonnikoog | Friesland | 37 m (44 m above NAP) | Fl(4) W 20s (28 nautical miles (52 km)) | 1853–1854 | Jansen, H.G. | |
Stavoren Lighthouse | Stavoren | Friesland | 15,7 m (15 m above NAP) | Iso W 4s (12 nautical miles (22 km)) | 1884 | Harder, Quirinus | |
Brandaris | Terschelling | Friesland | 52,5 m (55 m above NAP) | Fl W 5s (29 nautical miles (54 km)) | 1593–1594 | ||
Vuurduin | Vlieland | Friesland | 16,8 m (54 m above NAP) | Iso W 4s (20 nautical miles (37 km)) | 1909 | Harder, Quirinus | |
Lange Jaap | Den Helder | North Holland | 55,5 m (57 m above NAP) | Fl(4) W 20s (30 nautical miles (56 km)) | 1877–1878 | Harder, Quirinus | |
Den Oever Lighthouse | Den Oever | North Holland | 15 m above NAP | Iso WRG 5s (10 nautical miles (19 km)) | 1884 | Harder, Quirinus | |
J.C.J. van Speijk Lighthouse | Egmond aan Zee | North Holland | 28 m (37 m above NAP) | Iso WR 10s (18 nautical miles (33 km)) | 1833–1834 | Valk, J. | |
Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden | IJmuiden | North Holland | 41,8 m (53 m above NAP) | Fl W 5s (29 nautical miles (54 km)) | 1878 | Harder, Quirinus | |
Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden | IJmuiden | North Holland | 24 m (31 m above NAP) | F WR (16 nautical miles (30 km)) | 1878 | Harder, Quirinus | |
Groote Kaap | Julianadorp | North Holland | 16,8 m (31 m above NAP) | Oc WRG 10s (11 nautical miles (20 km)) | 1966 | ||
Paard van Marken | Marken | North Holland | 15,5 m (16 m above NAP) | Oc W 8s (9 nautical miles (17 km)) | 1839 | Valk, J. | |
De Ven | Oosterdijk | North Holland | 15 m (17 m above NAP) | LFlW10s (11 nautical miles (20 km)) | 1700 | ||
Eierland Lighthouse | Texel | North Holland | 34,7 m (53 m above NAP) | Fl(2) W 10s (29 nautical miles (54 km)) | 1863–1864 | Harder, Quirinus | |
Nieuwe Sluis | Breskens | Zeeland | 22,4 m (28 m above NAP) | Oc WRG 10s (14 nautical miles (26 km)) | 1867 | Harder, Quirinus | |
Westerlichttoren (Westenschouwen) | Haamstede | Zeeland | 50 m (58 m above NAP) | Fl(2+1) W 15s (30 nautical miles (56 km)) | 1837–1840 | Valk, L. | |
Tall lighthouse of Westkapelle | Westkapelle | Zeeland | 52,3 m (49 m above NAP) | Fl W 3s (28 nautical miles (52 km)) | 1818; 1458–1470 | ||
Short lighthouse of Westkapelle (Noorderhoofd) | Westkapelle | Zeeland | 16,1 m (20 m above NAP) | Oc WRG 10s (13 nautical miles (24 km)) | 1875 | Harder, Quirinus | |
Hellevoetsluis Lighthouse | Hellevoetsluis | South Holland | 18,1 m (17 m above NAP) | Iso WRG 10s (11 nautical miles (20 km)) | 1822 | Valk, J. | |
Westhoofd Lighthouse | Ouddorp | South Holland | 52 m (56 m above NAP) | Fl(3) W 15s (30 nautical miles (56 km)) | 1947–1948 | Friedhoff, G. | |
Noordwijk Lighthouse | Noordwijk | South Holland | 25,5 m (33 m above NAP) | Oc(3) W 20s (18 nautical miles (33 km)) | 1921–1922 | Jelsma, C. | |
Hoge vuurtoren Europoort | Rotterdam | South Holland | 44 m above NAP | Oc G 6s (16 nautical miles (30 km)) | |||
Lage vuurtoren Europoort | Rotterdam | South Holland | 30 m above NAP | Oc G 6s (16 nautical miles (30 km)) | |||
Hoge vuurtoren Maasmond | Rotterdam | South Holland | 47 m above NAP | Iso W 4s (21 nautical miles (39 km)) | 1971 | ||
Lage vuurtoren Maasmond | Rotterdam | South Holland | 30 m above NAP | Iso W 4s (21 nautical miles (39 km)) | 1971 | ||
Lighthouse at the Maasvlakte | Rotterdam | South Holland | 62 m (67 m above NAP) | Fl(5) W 20s (28 nautical miles (52 km)) | 1974 | Colenbrander, W. | |
Hoge vuurtoren Nieuwe Waterweg | Rotterdam | South Holland | 44 m above NAP | Iso R 6s (18 nautical miles (33 km)) | |||
Lage vuurtoren Nieuwe Waterweg | Rotterdam | South Holland | 30 m above NAP | Iso R 6s (18 nautical miles (33 km)) | |||
Scheveningen Lighthouse | Scheveningen | South Holland | 30 m (49 m above NAP) | Fl(2) W 10s (29 nautical miles (54 km)) | 1875 | Harder, Quirinus | |
Vuurtoreneiland | Durgerdam | North Holland | 19,5 m (18 m above NAP) | Oc WR 5s (14 nautical miles (26 km)) | 1893–2003, 2005- | Loo, A.C. van |
Deactivated lighthouses
editName | Image | Location | Province | Year deactivated | Tower height | Light characteristic | Year built | Architect |
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Harlingen Lighthouse | Harlingen | Friesland | 1998 | 21 m above NAP | F WR | 1921 | Jelsma, C. | |
Lemmer Lighthouse | Lemmer | Friesland | 1993 | 19,2 m | 1993 | |||
Zuidertoren | Schiermonnikoog | Friesland | 1909 | 1853–1854 | Jansen, H.G. | |||
Workum Lighthouse | Workum | Friesland | ||||||
Stenen Baak | Brielle | South Holland | 1850 | 15 m | 1630 | Paeyse, M. Czn | ||
Goedereede Lighthouse | Goedereede | South Holland | 1991 | 19,5 m | 1467–1512, lighthouse since 1834 | |||
Hoge vuurtoren van Hoek van Holland | Hook of Holland | South Holland | 1974 | 1893 | Loo, A.C. van | |||
Low Light of the Hook of Holland | Hook of Holland | South Holland | 1967 | 13,5 m | 1899 | Loo, A.C. van | ||
Katwijk Lighthouse | Katwijk | South Holland | 1913 | 1605 |
Demolished
editSee also
editExternal links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Lighthouses in the Netherlands.
- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.