De Ven

De Ven Lighthouse
Enkhuizen

De Ven, Enkhuizen
Netherlands
Location Oosterdijk
Enkhuizen
Netherlands
Coordinates 52°44′31.4″N 5°16′56.1″E / 52.742056°N 5.282250°E / 52.742056; 5.282250Coordinates: 52°44′31.4″N 5°16′56.1″E / 52.742056°N 5.282250°E / 52.742056; 5.282250
Year first constructed 1700
Deactivated briefly in 2009
Construction brick tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
Focal height 18 metres (59 ft)
Intensity 4,200 cd
Range 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic L Fl W10s.
ARLHS number NET-003
Netherlands number

NL-1618[1]

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De Ven is a lighthouse in Oosterdijk, a village in the municipality of Enkhuizen, Netherlands. Built in 1699-1700, it is one of the oldest lighthouses in the Netherlands.

History

De Ven was one of the three lighthouses indicating the route from the Waddenzee to Amsterdam; the other two were at Marken and Durgerdam. De Ven is the only one remaining of the three original lighthouses.

In 1819 the lighthouse burned down, with only the outer walls still standing. An emergency solution functioned for twenty years. In 1834, the light was equipped with a Fresnel lens. For years, a second tower next to the lighthouse passed on information to passing ships about wind and weather. Since 1966 the lighthouse is a Rijksmonument.

The light was extinguished on 16 April 2009 since the light characteristic no longer properly marked the shipping route to Lemmer. After protests the light was reinstated with a different characteristic, on 21 October 2009. The lighthouse is not open to the public.

See also

Dutch Rijksmonument 15066

References

External links

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