Het lage licht

Het lage licht is a lighthouse in Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland. Het lage licht is situated near Geertruida, as well as near Gruno.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Maritime Museum and Kids Marina Rotterdam.

Maritime Museum

Museum

Photo: Hanhil, Public domain.

The Maritime Museum Rotterdam is a maritime museum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Dedicated to naval history, it was founded in 1874 by Prince Henry of the Netherlands.

The Markthal is a residential and office building with a market hall underneath, located in Rotterdam. The building was opened on October 1, 2014, by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. Market Hall is situated 420 metres northeast of Het lage licht.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cool and Centrum.

Cool

Quarter

Photo: Wikifrits, Public domain.

Cool is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands in the Centrum borough. It is enclosed by the Weena in the north, the Mauritsweg and Eendrachtsweg in the west, Vasteland in the south and the Coolsingel and Schiedamse Vest in the east.

Centrum

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

Centrum is the name of the central area of Rotterdam, being located between the central station in the north and the New Meuse in the south.

Stadsdriehoek

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Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Stadsdriehoek is a neighborhood at the center of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The name Stadsdriehoek refers to the historical triangular form of the city of Rotterdam, which was bordered by the Coolsingel and the Schiedamsevest to the west, the Goudsevest to the northeast, and by the Nieuwe Maas to the south.

Het lage licht

Type: Lighthouse
Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.9168° or 51° 55′ 1″ north

Longitude

4.48239° or 4° 28′ 57″ east

Established

1968

Height

16 metres (52 feet)

Open location code

9F36WF8J+PX

OpenStreetMap ID

way 255338479

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Geertruida and Gruno.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Het lage licht and Hydraulische havenkraan.

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