Brandaris
Sign in to saveThe Brandaris is a lighthouse on the Dutch Wadden Sea island Terschelling, in Friesland. It is the oldest lighthouse in the Netherlands, listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35032 and rated with a very high historical value.
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The Brandaris is a lighthouse on the Dutch Wadden Sea island Terschelling, in Friesland. It is the oldest lighthouse in the Netherlands, listed as a Rijksmonument, number 35032 and rated with a very high historical value.
== History == The first tower was built in 1323 to guide ships on their way to Amsterdam, through the Zuiderzee and over the Vlie, the narrow opening between Vlieland and Terschelling. A good position marking was necessary because many islands in the North Sea look very similar.
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