Forteiland IJmuiden
Forteiland IJmuiden is an islet in Velsen Municipality, North Holland. Forteiland IJmuiden is situated nearby to Fort IJmuiden, as well as near the lighthouse Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort IJmuiden and Lage 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 100 metres northeast of Forteiland 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 370 metres south of Forteiland IJmuiden.
Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden
Lighthouse
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden is situated 650 metres southeast of Forteiland 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. IJmuiden is situated 2½ km east of Forteiland IJmuiden.
Wijk aan Zee
Village
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 4½ km east of Forteiland IJmuiden.
Forteiland IJmuiden
- Type: Islet
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Velsen Municipality, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.46502° or 52° 27′ 54″ northLongitude
4.57593° or 4° 34′ 33″ eastOpen location code
9F46FH8G+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 95949213OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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