Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden
The hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden and Fort IJmuiden.
Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden
Lighthouse
Photo: StadsfotograafSelma, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl.
The Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden and activated the following year. Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden is situated 570 metres west of Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden.
Fort IJmuiden
Fort
Photo: AdMeskens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fort IJmuiden is a former fort, now heritage site and event location in IJmuiden North-Holland. It protected the entrance to the North Sea Canal. The fort was originally located north of the canal, but by the construction of a new branch, it became an island. Fort IJmuiden is situated 620 metres northwest of Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden.
Thalia Theater
Theater building
Thalia Theater is a theater building, which is situated 620 metres east of Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include IJmuiden and Wijk aan Zee.
IJmuiden
Town
Photo: Ed Stevenhagen, Public domain.
IJmuiden is a port town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is the main town in the municipality of Velsen which lies mainly to the south-east. Including its large sea locks, it straddles the mouth of the North Sea Canal to Amsterdam.
Wijk aan Zee
Village
Photo: Arch, Public domain.
Wijk aan Zee is a village on the coast of the North Sea in the municipality of Beverwijk, the province of North Holland of the Netherlands. The prestigious Tata Steel Chess Tournament takes place there every year. Wijk aan Zee is situated 4 km north of Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden.
Velsen-Noord
Village
Photo: Debot, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Velsen-Noord is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Velsen, and lies about 10 km north of Haarlem. From 1865 on, when the construction on the North Sea Canal began, the town of Velsen, which originated in Roman times, was split in two parts. Velsen-Noord is situated 4 km east of Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden.
Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in the Netherlands
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Velsen Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.46085° or 52° 27′ 39″ northLongitude
4.58273° or 4° 34′ 58″ eastHeight
35 metres (115 feet)Open location code
9F46FH6M+83OpenStreetMap ID
node 599514947OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q2972345
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Italian—“Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Het Hoge Licht”
- Dutch: “Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 37121”
- French: “phare arrière d’IJmuiden”
- French: “Phare arrière d’IJmuiden”
- German: “Leuchttürme von IJmuiden”
- German: “oberer Leuchtturm von IJmuiden”
- Italian: “faro alto di IJmuiden”
- Italian: “Faro alto di IJmuiden”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Koninklijke Marechaussee Brigade Noord-Holland and Forteiland IJmuiden.
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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 “Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden”. Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0.