Urk Lighthouse

Urk Lighthouse

Urk Lighthouse
Netherlands
Location Urk
Coordinates 52°39′39.8″N 5°35′31.0″E / 52.661056°N 5.591944°E / 52.661056; 5.591944Coordinates: 52°39′39.8″N 5°35′31.0″E / 52.661056°N 5.591944°E / 52.661056; 5.591944
Year first lit 1845
Automated yes
Construction brick tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern White tower, black trim, red lantern with green dome
Height 18.5 metres (61 ft)
Focal height 27 metres (89 ft)
Original lens Fresnel lens
Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl 5s
ARLHS number NET-026
Netherlands number 1956[1]

Urk Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Urk at the eastern banks of the IJsselmeer. From 1617 a coal fire was used for the local fishermen as well as for the ships sailing from Amsterdam to the North Sea. The current lighthouse station was established in 1837. The tower was built in 1845 as a round brick tower attached to a keeper's house. A Fresnel lens is still in use. The lighthouse was restored in 1972 and declared a national monument of the Netherlands in 1982. The tower can be visited during guided tours.

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