Harlingen Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Friesland, Netherlands

Lighthouse

53°10′26″N 5°24′43″E / 53.173844°N 5.41181°E / 53.173844; 5.41181TowerConstructed1920-1922Constructionbrick and concreteHeight24 metres (79 ft)Shapesquare tower with gallery and lanternMarkingswhite tower, black dome lantern and red reelOperatorVuurtoren van Harlingen^[1]HeritageRijksmonument

LightFirst lit1922Deactivated1998

The Harlingen Lighthouse (Vuurtoren van Harlingen) is a deactivated lighthouse in the town of Harlingen, Friesland, Netherlands, that is now used as hotel accommodation.

Description

The Harlingen lighthouse is in the center of the Harlingen docks.^[2] The same site has been used for at least two earlier lighthouses.^[3] A square tower on a fortress was built around 1750 and demolished in 1872. A hexagonal red wooden tower with white bands was operated between 1904 and 1921.^[4]

The current lighthouse was designed by architect C. Jelsma and built between 1920 and 1922. The highest point is 24 metres (79 ft) above mean high water.^[3] The tower is square, built of stone and steel.^[4] The beacon has an Art Deco design.^[2] It came into service in 1922, and the light was finally extinguished in 1998. Harlingen lighthouse was part of a network of twenty lights along the Dutch coast, eighteen of which remain operational. The channels and harbor mouth had been adjusted so that this lighthouse was no longer needed. ^[3]

Between 1998 and 1999 the lighthouse was restored by architect B. Pietersma. The lighthouse is now privately owned and provides a single hotel suite on three levels that can accommodate two people.^[3]

Gallery

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References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harlingen vuurtoren.

Citations

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ ^a ^b About Lighthouse – Harlingen.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Come in: Vuurtoren van Harlingen.
^ ^a ^b Harlingen Lighthouse: Foghorn.

Sources

"About Lighthouse – Harlingen". Unusual Hotels of the World. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
"Come in". Vuurtoren van Harlingen. Archived from the original on 2013-08-15. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
"Harlingen Lighthouse". Lighthouse Explorer. Foghorn Publishing. Retrieved 2013-05-17.