West-Terschelling

West-Terschelling

West-Terschelling

Village in Friesland, Netherlands

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]

  • 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

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