Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee
The Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee is a Dutch lighthouse in Katwijk aan Zee, in South Holland, on the North Sea. It is the second oldest lighthouse in the country; only the Brandaris is older.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Vuurbaak Katwijk” and “Vuurtoren van Katwijk”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Andreaskerk (Katwijk) and Freedom Forward.
Andreaskerk (Katwijk)
Church
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Andreaskerk (Katwijk) is a church, which is situated 280 metres northeast of Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee.
Freedom Forward
Work of art
Photo: Richardkiwi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Freedom Forward is a work of art, which is situated 170 metres southwest of Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee.
Katwijks Museum
Museum
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Katwijks Museum is situated 570 metres northeast of Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Strandafrit 17 and Katwijk aan Zee.
Katwijk aan Zee
Town
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Katwijk aan Zee is a seaside resort located on the North Sea at the mouth of the Oude Rijn. It is situated in the municipality of Katwijk and the province of South Holland.
Katwijk
Suburb
Katwijk aan den Rijn is a town in the municipality of Katwijk in the province of South Holland, in The Netherlands, with approximately 6020 inhabitants.
Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Katwijk, Bollenstreek, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.20026° or 52° 12′ 1″ northLongitude
4.39095° or 4° 23′ 27″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Inception
1953Height
14 metres (46 feet)Open location code
9F46692R+49OpenStreetMap ID
way 32862906OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11102142Wikidata ID
Q2259688
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 23540”
- Dutch: “Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee”
- Dutch: “Vuurbaak van Katwijk”
- Dutch: “Vuurbaak”
- French: “phare de Katwijk”
- French: “Phare de Katwijk”
- German: “Vuurbaak Katwijk”
Localities in the Area
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Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vuurbaak van Katwijk aan Zee”. Photo: Chris06, CC BY-SA 4.0.