Eierland Lighthouse
The Eierland Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the northernmost tip of the Dutch island of Texel. It is named for the former island Eierland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Yornik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Opening hours: November—February Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM and February—November 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Vuurtoren” and “Vuurtoren Eierland”
Photo: Felix Stember, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Waddenkerk, De Cocksdorp and Hengst.
Waddenkerk, De Cocksdorp
Church
Photo: Jcb, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
Waddenkerk, De Cocksdorp is a church, which is situated 3 km southeast of Eierland Lighthouse.
Hengst
Beach
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Hengst is a beach, which is situated 3 km east of Eierland Lighthouse.
Francisca Romanakerk
Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Francisca Romanakerk is a church, which is situated 3 km south of Eierland Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Cocksdorp and Midden-Eierland.
De Cocksdorp
Village
De Cocksdorp is a village town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel, and lies about 25 km north of Den Helder. It is the newest village on the island. De Cocksdorp is situated 3 km south of Eierland Lighthouse.
Midden-Eierland
Hamlet
Midden-Eierland is a hamlet, which is situated 6 km south of Eierland Lighthouse.
Oost
Hamlet
Photo: MartinD, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oost is a hamlet, which is situated 10 km south of Eierland Lighthouse.
Eierland Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Texel, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
53.18213° or 53° 10′ 56″ northLongitude
4.85527° or 4° 51′ 19″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Inception
1864Height
52 metres (172 feet)Operator
Stichting Texels MuseumOpen location code
9F565VJ4+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 612401820OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Eierland Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “特塞尔灯塔”
- Chinese: “特塞爾燈塔”
- Danish: “Fyrtårn Eierland”
- Danish: “Fyrtårn på Texel”
- Danish: “rijksmonumentnummer 35278”
- Dutch: “Eierland”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 35278”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren Eierland”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren Texel”
- French: “phare d’Eierland”
- French: “Phare d’Eierland”
- German: “Leuchtturm Eierland”
- Italian: “faro di Eierland”
- Italian: “Faro di Eierland”
- Spanish: “Faro de Eierland”
- Western Frisian: “Fjoertoer Aailân”
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