West-Terschelling

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West-Terschelling
West-Skylge
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View from the harbour
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Location of the village on Terschelling
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West-Terschelling
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°21′39″N5°12′56″E / 53.36083°N 5.21556°E / 53.36083; 5.21556
Country Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
Province Frisian flag.svg Friesland
Municipality Flag of Terschelling.svg Terschelling
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total2,602
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]

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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]

Sources

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References

  1. Bevolkingscijfers - Terschelling (in Dutch)
  2. "Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed". Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  3. "Museum 't Behouden Huys | Museum 't Behouden Huys". behouden-huys.nl. Retrieved 2020-02-08.