Westerlichttoren

Westerlichttoren
West Schouwen

Westerlichttoren Lighthouse
Netherlands
Location Haamstede, Netherlands
Coordinates 51°42′32.3″N 3°41′29.6″E / 51.708972°N 3.691556°E / 51.708972; 3.691556Coordinates: 51°42′32.3″N 3°41′29.6″E / 51.708972°N 3.691556°E / 51.708972; 3.691556
Year first constructed 1840
Automated yes
Construction brick tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white and red spiral tower, red lantern and dome
Height 50 metres (160 ft)
Focal height 58 metres (190 ft)
Intensity 2000 W
Range 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi)
Characteristic Gp Fl.(2+1)
Admiralty number B0500
NGA number 9576
ARLHS number NET-029
Netherlands number NL-0324[1]

The Westerlichttoren or West Schouwen is a lighthouse in Haamstede, Netherlands. Designed by L. Valk, it was built in 1837. At 53 m above ground and a light stand at 58 m above sea level it is one of the tallest lighthouses in the Netherlands.

The lighthouse is built in brick and iron, the walls are 2.4 m thick at the bottom, tapering upward. It is painted in a red-and-white spiral. A stair of 226 steps, in stone and partially in iron, leads to the top. The lighthouse is unattended.

Light

The lighthouse is switched on and off automatically by a light sensor. A sailor can recognise the light by its characteristic: group flash 2+1. The current lenses were installed in 1953. Originally the light was an incandescent light bulb of 4200 W, which has been replaced by a 2000 W gas-discharge lamp.

Notability

This lighthouse was well known by the public as it was used for the former 250 Dutch guilder note designed by Ootje Oxenaar.

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 22, 2016.


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