Tobruk
Tobruk is a bunker in Velsen Municipality, North Holland. Tobruk is situated nearby to the lighthouse Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden, as well as near Bunker Museum IJmuiden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden and Bunker Museum 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 160 metres northeast of Tobruk.
Bunker Museum IJmuiden
Museum
Photo: Janericloebe, Public domain.
Bunker Museum IJmuiden is situated 500 metres south of Tobruk.
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 600 metres northeast of Tobruk.
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. IJmuiden is situated 2½ km east of Tobruk.
Wijk aan Zee
Village
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 Tobruk.
Afgang Kattendel
Locality
Photo: Multichill2, CC0.
Afgang Kattendel is a locality, which is situated 4½ km south of Tobruk.
Tobruk
- Type: Bunker
- Category: building
- Location: Velsen Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.4607° or 52° 27′ 39″ northLongitude
4.57299° or 4° 34′ 23″ eastOperator
germanyOpen location code
9F46FH6F+75OpenStreetMap ID
way 245558250OpenStreetMap feature
building=bunker
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