 Vuurtoren J.C.J. van Speijk | |
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| Location | Egmond aan Zee, Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 52°37′8.6″N 4°37′18″E / 52.619056°N 4.62167°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1833 |
| Construction | brick tower |
| Automated | 1990  |
| Height | 28 metres (92 ft) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on one-story keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower, grey lantern and observation room |
| Heritage | Rijksmonument |
| Light | |
| First lit | 30 September 1834 |
| Focal height | 37 metres (121 ft) |
| Intensity | white: 45,000 cd red: 41,000 cd |
| Range | white: 18 nautical miles (33 km) red: 14 nautical miles (26 km) |
| Characteristic | Iso WR 10s. |
| Netherlands no. | NL-1476[1] |
The J.C.J. van Speijk Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the North Sea coast near Egmond aan Zee, in the municipality of Bergen, North Holland, in the Netherlands. The foundation of the lighthouse, shaped like a tomb, is the official Dutch memorial to Jan van Speyk, a hero to the Dutch people.[2]
The treacherous sea near Egmond necessitated the construction of two lighthouses, which were built in 1833. The northside of the light is red to warn for dangerous shallows near the coast north of Egmond. As soon as a ship leaves the danger zone it sees the white light. The south tower, on the Torensduin, was deactivated in 1891 and demolished in 1915. The north tower is still there, and is declared a Rijksmonument.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "6250 euro voor stuk jas Van Speijk". RTV Noord-Holland. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 11 November 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2011.