High lighthouse of Heist
High lighthouse of Heist is a lighthouse in Knokke-Heist, Arrondissement of Bruges, Flanders. High lighthouse of Heist is situated nearby to the nature reserve Vuurtorenweiden, as well as near Sashul.Photo: Laaglander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Belgium
- Also known as: “Grote vuurtoren”, “Hoge vuurtoren van Heist”, and “Hooglicht Lighthouse (Heist)”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vuurtorenweiden and Low lighthouse of Heist.
Vuurtorenweiden
Nature reserve
Photo: Eddydemunter, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vuurtorenweiden is a nature reserve.
Low lighthouse of Heist
Lighthouse
Low lighthouse of Heist is situated 300 metres northwest of High lighthouse of Heist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heist-aan-Zee and Zeebrugge.
Heist-aan-Zee
Suburb
Heist-aan-Zee, Heist or Heyst, is a town in Knokke-Heist, West Flanders, Belgium. It was a prominent summer beach resort in the 1890s. It had a beachfront lined with hotels and a "dike" paved walkway on a storm fender.
Zeebrugge
Village
Photo: MJJR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zeebrugge is a village on the coast of Belgium and a subdivision of Bruges, for which it is the modern port. Zeebrugge serves as both the international port of Bruges-Zeebrugge and a seafront resort with hotels, cafés, a marina and a beach.
High lighthouse of Heist
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Knokke-Heist, Arrondissement of Bruges, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.33757° or 51° 20′ 15″ northLongitude
3.23038° or 3° 13′ 49″ eastInception
1907Height
34 metres (112 feet)Open location code
9F3586QJ+25OpenStreetMap ID
way 284909434OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q3378253
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“High lighthouse of Heist” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Hoge vuurtoren van Heist”
- French: “phare de Heist”
- French: “Phare de Heist”
- French: “Phares de Heist”
- German: “Oberer Leuchtturm Heist”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include De Lichtenlijn and Speelterrein Evendijk.
Nearby Places
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