Northern Netherlands
Friesland
Vlieland

Vuurduin

Vuurduin is a lighthouse on the island . The tower is the top part of the former front light of the leading lights in , designed by Quirinus Harder.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum Tromp’s Huys and Sint-Nicolaaskerk, Vlieland.

Museum
Photo: Brimz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 620 metres east of Vuurduin.

Church
Photo: Jakruijt, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is a church, which is situated 450 metres east of Vuurduin.

Cemetery
Photo: Jakruijt, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
is situated 490 metres east of Vuurduin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oost-Vlieland.

Village
Photo: JStutz999, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the only village on the island of in the province of the . It had a population of around 1,020 in January 2017. It is situated on the east end of the island as its name indicates: Oost is "east" in Dutch.

Vuurduin

Latitude
53.29584° or 53° 17′ 45″ north
Longitude
5.05819° or 5° 3′ 30″ east
Elevation
39 metres (128 feet)
Inception
1909
Height
9.5 metres (31 feet)
Operator
Rijkswaterstaat
Open location code
9F5773W5+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 270676428
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
2745139
Wiki­data ID
Q939914
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Western Frisian—“Vuurduin” goes by many names.

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