Nieuwe Sluis

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Nieuwe Sluis
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Nieuwe Sluis
Nieuwe Sluis
Location Breskens, Netherlands
Coordinates 51°24′25″N3°31′17″E / 51.40694°N 3.52139°E / 51.40694; 3.52139
Tower
Constructed1867
Construction cast iron
Height28.4 m
Shapeoctagon
Heritage Rijksmonument   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit19 January 1868, 2016  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Deactivated2011  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height28 m (92 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Intensity11,000 cd
Range10 nautical miles (19 km)
Characteristic OC10 sec

Nieuwe Sluis is a Dutch lighthouse in the Nieuwesluis community, a few kilometres west of Breskens, Zeeland, and the southernmost in the country. [1]

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History

Designed by Quirinus Harder, it was built between 1866 and 1867. The octagonal, black and white tower marks the entrance to the Westerschelde. The tower is 28.4 metres (93 ft) tall and consists of five stories. It is part of a series of lights marking the end of the Schelde river and guide traffic between the North Sea and the harbor of Antwerp. [2]

Nieuwe Sluis is the oldest extant cast iron lighthouse in the Netherlands after the one in Renesse was demolished in 1915. Initially it was yellow, then it received red-white bands, before it was painted black and white. [3] The lens assembly was made by the French company of Barbier, Bénard & Turenne, and includes a copper cupola. Initially it was the first in a series of leading lights. During World War II the lighthouse was deactivated and covered in camouflage paint; it was not reactivated until 1951. [3]

Originally the lighthouse stood on top of the dike, but when that dike was raised as part of the Delta Works the lighthouse ended up on the seaside.[ citation needed ]

Since 2010 it no longer serves a nautical purpose [1] [4] and in October 2011 the light went out permanently. [5] Alternative uses for the building were investigated. [1] In 2012 ownership was transferred from the Belgian government to a foundation, [3] and in 2014 that foundation was granted E20,000 by Dow Benelux for repairs and renovations. [6]

See also

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Dutch Rijksmonument 31526

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References

  1. 1 2 3 de Witt, Enno (2013). De grens: langs de randen van Nederland (in Dutch). Singel. p. 176. ISBN   9789025370336.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "'Groen licht' voor vuurtoren Breskens" (in Dutch). Omroep Zeeland. 10 November 2012. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "Vuurtoren Breskens dooft definitief" (in Dutch). Omroep Zeeland. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Licht van vuurtoren Breskens gedoofd" (in Dutch). Omroep Zeeland. 3 October 2011. Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  6. ↑ "Vuurtoren Breskens krijgt 20.000 euro" (in Dutch). Omroep Zeeland. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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