West-Terschelling

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

West-Terschelling West-Skylge
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

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