West-Terschelling
West-Terschelling West-Skylge | |
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Village | |
View from the harbour | |
Location of the village on Terschelling | |
53°21′39″N 5°12′56″E / 53.36083°N 5.21556°E / 53.36083; 5.21556 | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | Friesland |
Municipality | Terschelling |
Population (1 January 2017) | |
• Total | 2,602 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 8881 |
Dialing code | 0562 |
West-Terschelling (West Frisian: West-Skylge) is the largest village on Terschelling in the province Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 2,602 in January 2017.[1]
The skyline of the village is dominated by the Brandaris lighthouse, the village had also been named Sint Brandariusparochie, Sint-Brandariuskerke and just Brandaris in earlier centuries.
History
The town was partially burned on the order of Sir Robert Holmes in 1666, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, in an event referred to as "Holmes's Bonfire".
A pub was named after the Oka 18, a ship that sank near Formerum.
Museums and monuments
West Terschelling has 110 rijksmonuments.[2]
There is a museum about the last voyage of Willem Barentsz, 't Behouden Huys.[3]
Gallery
- Brandaris lighthouse
- West-Terschelling, view facing the town (from far distance)
- West-Terschelling, view facing the town (from the port)
- The town being burnt during Holmes's Bonfire
- West Church
Sources
- Municipality guide Terschelling 2005-2006
References
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