Construction brick tower Height 50 m Province Zeeland NGA number 9576 | Automated yes Focal height 58 metres (190 ft) Opened 1840 Phone +31 111 452 000 Year first constructed 1840 | |
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Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white and red spiral tower, red lantern and dome Similar Lighthouse Westhoofd, Nieuwe Sluis, Noorderhoofd, Vuurduin, JCJ van Speijk Lighthouse | ||
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.
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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 Originally the light was an incandescent light bulb of 4200 W, which has been replaced by a 2000 W gas-discharge lamp.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.