Urk Lighthouse

Lighthouse

52°39′39.8″N 5°35′31.0″E / 52.661056°N 5.591944°E / 52.661056; 5.591944TowerConstructionbrick towerAutomatedyesHeight18.5 metres (61 ft)Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingsWhite tower, black trim, red lantern with green domeHeritageRijksmonument, Rijksmonument

LightFirst lit1845Focal height27 metres (89 ft)LensFresnel lensIntensity40,000 candela

Range18 nautical miles (33 km)CharacteristicFl 5sNetherlands no.1956^[1]

Urk Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Urk at the eastern banks of the IJsselmeer. From 1617 a coal fire was used for the local fishermen as well as for the ships sailing from Amsterdam to the North Sea. The current lighthouse station was established in 1837. The tower was built in 1845 as a round brick tower attached to a keeper's house. A Fresnel lens is still in use. The lighthouse was restored in 1972 and declared a national monument of the Netherlands in 1982. The tower can be visited during guided tours.

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.