Urk Lighthouse

Urk Lighthouse is a lighthouse in at the eastern banks of the in the . From 1617 a coal fire was used for the local fishermen as well as for the ships sailing from Amsterdam to the North Sea.
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  • Tourist attraction
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 metres (10 feet)
  • Description: lighthouse in the Netherlands
  • Also known as
    “Vuurtoren Urk”
    “Vuurtoren van Urk”
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Kerkje aan de Zee and Raadhuis.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 160 metres northeast of Urk Lighthouse.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 270 metres east of Urk Lighthouse.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 220 metres east of Urk Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tollebeek and Espel.

Village
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is a village in the province of . is situated 6 km east of Urk Lighthouse.

Village
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is one of the so-called green villages in the province of . is situated 8 km northeast of Urk Lighthouse.

Village
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is a village in the province of . is situated 9 km east of Urk Lighthouse.

Urk Lighthouse

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Latitude
52.66112° or 52° 39′ 40″ north
Longitude
5.59202° or 5° 35′ 31″ east
Open location code
9F47MH6R+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1375241416
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
11102172
Wiki­data ID
Q2540813

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Western Frisian—“Urk Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “উর্ক বাতিঘর”
  • Bengali: “উর্ক লাইটহাউস”
  • Danish: “Urk”
  • Danish: “Urker Fyr”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 35880”
  • Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Urk”
  • French: “phare d’Urk”
  • French: “Phare d’Urk”
  • German: “Leuchtturm Urk”
  • German: “Vuurtoren van Urk”
  • Macedonian: “Светилник Урк”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska w Urk”
  • Western Frisian: “Fjoertoer fan Urk”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Urk-Kom and Urk-Noord.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as De Verloren Gedenksteen and Legende van een Urker geboorte.

Flevoland: Highlights

Notable places include Almere and Lelystad.

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