List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Belgium

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This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Belgium.

Name Image Region Location Built Notes
Blankenberge Lighthouse 120px Flanders Blankenberge
 1952 The tower has a U-shaped cross-section. It is attached to a maritime museum.[1]
Heist Range Rear Light 120px Flanders Heist, Zeebrugge
 1907 This tower used to serve in a range of leading lights until 1983.[1]
Heist Range Front Light 120px Flanders Heist, Zeebrugge
 1912 This tower used to serve in a range of leading lights until 1983.[1]
Lange Nelle Lighthouse 120px Flanders Oostende
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.		 1949 In 1994, the tower was painted with two blue waves on white ground.
Nieuwpoort Lighthouse 120px Flanders Nieuwpoort
 1949 A lighthouse called Vierboet was established in downtown Nieuwpoort already in 1284. It got a lantern in 1863 and was eventually destroyed in World War I. The current lighthouse is the successor to a tower from 1926.[1]
West-Hinder I Offshore 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Nieuwpoort
 1950 The lightvessel in a series of three used in the West-Hinder shoal off Nieuwpoort. It was decommissioned in 1972 and sold in 1976. While being used as a floating restaurant in Oostende, it sank at its berth in 1978 but could be refloated. In the 1980s, it was sold for scrap but was eventually saved. It was towed to Rupelmonde in 2002 where it can be visited.[1]
West-Hinder II 120px Offshore 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Nieuwpoort
 1950 This lightvessel was decommissioned in 1994. It is now berthed on dry land in a theme park at the Zeebrugge water front.[1]
West-Hinder III 120px Offshore 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Nieuwpoort
 1950 This lightvessel was heavily damaged in 1960 in a collision with the Norwegian tanker Branita. On its way to Oostende for repair, the lightvessel sank, but could be salvaged and resumed duty. It was decommissioned in 1992, and donated to the city of Antwerpen in 1995.[1]
Westhinder Lighthouse Offshore 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Nieuwpoort
 1992 (c.) This fixed installation replaced the Westhinder lightvessels around 1992.[1]
Zeebrugge Old Mole Lighthouse 120px Flanders Zeebrugge
 1905 In World War I, the lighthouse was heavily damaged during the British Zeebrugge Raid in 1918.[1]

References

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