Urk Lighthouse
Urk, Netherlands
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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Urk Lighthouse stands on the eastern banks of the IJsselmeer in the Netherlands, a round brick tower built in 1845 and attached to a keeper's house. Though coal fires had guided local fishermen and Amsterdam-bound vessels from this location since 1617, the current lighthouse station was established in 1837. The tower, which rises 18.5 meters, remains equipped with its original Fresnel lens and was restored in 1972. Designated a Rijksmonument in 1982, the lighthouse is open to visitors by guided tour.
- Type
- lighthouse
- Materials
- brick
- Heritage
- Rijksmonument
- Height
- 18.5 m
- Place
- Urk, Netherlands
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