List of lighthouses and lightvessels in Belgium

This is a list of lighthouses and lightvessels in Belgium.

Lighthouses
Name Image Region Location
Coordinates		 Year
built		 Notes
Blankenberge Lighthouse Flanders Blankenberge
51°18′45.3″N 3°06′52.1″E		 1952 The tower has a U-shaped cross-section. It is attached to a maritime museum.[1]
Heist Range Rear Light Flanders Heist, Zeebrugge
51°20′15.2″N 3°13′49.3″E		 1907 This tower used to serve in a range of leading lights until 1983.[1]
Heist Range Front Light Flanders Heist, Zeebrugge
51°20′22.2″N 3°13′38.5″E		 1912 This tower used to serve in a range of leading lights until 1983.[1]
Lange Nelle Lighthouse Flanders Ostend
51°14′10.8″N 2°55′49.7″E		 1949 In 1994, the tower was painted with two blue waves on white ground.
Nieuwpoort Lighthouse Flanders Nieuwpoort
51°09′16.8″N 2°43′47.9″E		 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
51°07′28.6″N 4°17′27.2″E		 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 Ostend, 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 Offshore 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Nieuwpoort
51°20′03.9″N 3°12′29.5″E		 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 Offshore 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Nieuwpoort
51°13′46.5″N 4°24′16.3″E		 1950 This lightvessel was heavily damaged in 1960 in a collision with the Norwegian tanker Branita. On its way to Ostend for repair, the lightvessel sank, but could be salvaged and resumed duty. It was decommissioned in 1992, and donated to the city of Antwerp in 1995.[1]
Westhinder Lighthouse Offshore 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Nieuwpoort
51°23′00″N 2°26′00″E		 1992 (c.) This fixed installation replaced the Westhinder lightvessels around 1992.[1]
Zeebrugge Old Mole Lighthouse Flanders Zeebrugge
51°20′51.5″N 3°12′10.8″E		 1905 In World War I, the lighthouse was heavily damaged during the British Zeebrugge Raid in 1918.[1]

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ (26 November 2013). "Lighthouses of Belgium". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
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