List of lighthouses in the Netherlands

A list of lighthouses in the Netherlands .

Active lighthouses

Name	Image	Location	Province	Tower height	Light characteristic	Year built	Architect
Urk Lighthouse		Urk	Flevoland	18,5 m (27 m above NAP)	Fl W 5s (18 nautical miles (33 km))	1844–1845	Valk, J.
Bornrif		Ameland	Friesland	55,3 m (58 m above NAP)	Fl(3) W 15s (30 nautical miles (56 km))	1880–1881	Harder, Quirinus
North Tower		Schiermonnikoog	Friesland	37 m (44 m above NAP)	Fl(4) W 20s (28 nautical miles (52 km))	1853–1854	Jansen, H.G.
Stavoren Lighthouse		Stavoren	Friesland	15,7 m (15 m above NAP)	Iso W 4s (12 nautical miles (22 km))	1884	Harder, Quirinus
Brandaris		Terschelling	Friesland	52,5 m (55 m above NAP)	Fl W 5s (29 nautical miles (54 km))	1593–1594
Vuurduin		Vlieland	Friesland	16,8 m (54 m above NAP)	Iso W 4s (20 nautical miles (37 km))	1909	Harder, Quirinus
Lange Jaap		Den Helder	North Holland	55,5 m (57 m above NAP)	Fl(4) W 20s (30 nautical miles (56 km))	1877–1878	Harder, Quirinus
Den Oever Lighthouse		Den Oever	North Holland	15 m above NAP	Iso WRG 5s (10 nautical miles (19 km))	1884	Harder, Quirinus
J.C.J. van Speijk Lighthouse		Egmond aan Zee	North Holland	28 m (37 m above NAP)	Iso WR 10s (18 nautical miles (33 km))	1833–1834	Valk, J.
Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden		IJmuiden	North Holland	41,8 m (53 m above NAP)	Fl W 5s (29 nautical miles (54 km))	1878	Harder, Quirinus
Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden		IJmuiden	North Holland	24 m (31 m above NAP)	F WR (16 nautical miles (30 km))	1878	Harder, Quirinus
Groote Kaap		Julianadorp	North Holland	16,8 m (31 m above NAP)	Oc WRG 10s (11 nautical miles (20 km))	1966
Paard van Marken		Marken	North Holland	15,5 m (16 m above NAP)	Oc W 8s (9 nautical miles (17 km))	1839	Valk, J.
De Ven		Oosterdijk	North Holland	15 m (17 m above NAP)	LFlW10s (11 nautical miles (20 km))	1700
Eierland Lighthouse		Texel	North Holland	34,7 m (53 m above NAP)	Fl(2) W 10s (29 nautical miles (54 km))	1863–1864	Harder, Quirinus
Nieuwe Sluis		Breskens	Zeeland	22,4 m (28 m above NAP)	Oc WRG 10s (14 nautical miles (26 km))	1867	Harder, Quirinus
Westerlichttoren (Westenschouwen)		Haamstede	Zeeland	50 m (58 m above NAP)	Fl(2+1) W 15s (30 nautical miles (56 km))	1837–1840	Valk, L.
Tall lighthouse of Westkapelle		Westkapelle	Zeeland	52,3 m (49 m above NAP)	Fl W 3s (28 nautical miles (52 km))	1818; 1458–1470
Short lighthouse of Westkapelle (Noorderhoofd)		Westkapelle	Zeeland	16,1 m (20 m above NAP)	Oc WRG 10s (13 nautical miles (24 km))	1875	Harder, Quirinus
Hellevoetsluis Lighthouse		Hellevoetsluis	South Holland	18,1 m (17 m above NAP)	Iso WRG 10s (11 nautical miles (20 km))	1822	Valk, J.
Westhoofd Lighthouse		Ouddorp	South Holland	52 m (56 m above NAP)	Fl(3) W 15s (30 nautical miles (56 km))	1947–1948	Friedhoff, G.
Noordwijk Lighthouse		Noordwijk	South Holland	25,5 m (33 m above NAP)	Oc(3) W 20s (18 nautical miles (33 km))	1921–1922	Jelsma, C.
Hoge vuurtoren Europoort		Rotterdam	South Holland	44 m above NAP	Oc G 6s (16 nautical miles (30 km))	1970-1971	Bouwdienst Rijkswaterstaat
Lage vuurtoren Europoort		Rotterdam	South Holland	30 m above NAP	Oc G 6s (16 nautical miles (30 km))	1970
Hoge vuurtoren Maasmond		Rotterdam	South Holland	47 m above NAP	Iso W 4s (21 nautical miles (39 km))	1971
Lage vuurtoren Maasmond		Rotterdam	South Holland	30 m above NAP	Iso W 4s (21 nautical miles (39 km))	1971
Lighthouse at the Maasvlakte		Rotterdam	South Holland	62 m (67 m above NAP)	Fl(5) W 20s (28 nautical miles (52 km))	1974	Colenbrander, W.
Hoge vuurtoren Nieuwe Waterweg		Rotterdam	South Holland	44 m above NAP	Iso R 6s (18 nautical miles (33 km))	1970
Lage vuurtoren Nieuwe Waterweg		Rotterdam	South Holland	30 m above NAP	Iso R 6s (18 nautical miles (33 km))	1970
Scheveningen Lighthouse		Scheveningen	South Holland	30 m (49 m above NAP)	Fl(2) W 10s (29 nautical miles (54 km))	1875	Harder, Quirinus
Vuurtoreneiland		Durgerdam	North Holland	19,5 m (18 m above NAP)	Oc WR 5s (14 nautical miles (26 km))	1893–2003, 2005-	Loo, A.C. van

Deactivated lighthouses

Name	Image	Location	Province	Year deactivated	Tower height	Light characteristic	Year built	Architect
Harlingen Lighthouse		Harlingen	Friesland	1998	21 m above NAP	F WR	1921	Jelsma, C.
Lemmer Lighthouse		Lemmer	Friesland	1993	19,2 m		1993
Zuidertoren		Schiermonnikoog	Friesland	1909			1853–1854	Jansen, H.G.
Workum Lighthouse		Workum	Friesland	1932	9 m		1778
Stenen Baak		Brielle	South Holland	1850	15 m		1630	Paeyse, M. Czn
Goedereede Lighthouse		Goedereede	South Holland	1991	19,5 m		1467–1512, lighthouse since 1834
Hoge vuurtoren van Hoek van Holland		Hook of Holland	South Holland	1974			1893	Loo, A.C. van
Low Light of the Hook of Holland		Hook of Holland	South Holland	1967	13,5 m		1899	Loo, A.C. van
Katwijk Lighthouse		Katwijk	South Holland	1913			1605

Demolished

Name	Town	Province	Year of demolition	Height	Light	Year	Architect	Photo
Harlingen Lighthouse	Harlingen	Friesland	1921			1904
Lemmer Lighthouse	Lemmer	Friesland	1968			1910
Terschelling Lighthouse	Terschelling	Friesland	1593			1323
Vlieland Lighthouse	Vlieland	Friesland	1909	11,6 m		1836
Delfzijl Lighthouse	Delfzijl	Groningen	1940	10,5 m		1888
Tweede vuurtoren van Delfzijl	Delfzijl	Groningen	1981	14,4 m (17 m above NAP)	F WRG (12 nautical miles (22 km))	1949
Watum Lighthouse	Delfzijl	Groningen	1945	10,5 m		1888
Fort Kijkduin	Den Helder	North Holland	1877	22,0 m		1822
Zuidertoren	Egmond aan Zee	North Holland	1915	18,2 m (38 m above NAP)	F R	1833–1834
Hoek van 't IJ	Durgerdam	North Holland	1893	19 m		1700
Marken Lighthouse	Marken	North Holland				1700
Zandvoort Lighthouse	Zandvoort	North Holland	1907
Hoge vuurtoren van Renesse	Renesse	Zeeland	1916	45 m above NAP		1848
Lage vuurtoren van Renesse	Renesse	Zeeland	1915	35 m above NAP		1856
Oostvoorne Lighthouse	Oostvoorne	South Holland	1552			1360–1390
Vuurtoren Westhoofd (1911)	Ouddorp	South Holland	1945	33,0 m	Fl(3) W 15s	1911–1912
Vuurtoren Flaauwe Werk	Ouddorp	South Holland	1911	24 m (28 m above NAP)		1862
Vuurtoren van Noordwijk	Noordwijk	South Holland	Extinguished 1913			1854
Vuurtoren van Scheveningen (16e eeuw)	Scheveningen	South Holland		29 m		16th century

See also

• Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
• List of lighthouses in Friesland

External links

• Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.