West-Terschelling

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]

West-Terschelling West-Skylge
Village
View from the harbour
Location of the village on Terschelling
West-Terschelling Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°21′39″N 5°12′56″E
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

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

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  Brandaris lighthouse
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  West-Terschelling, view facing the town (from far distance)
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  West-Terschelling, view facing the town (from the port)
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  The town being burnt during Holmes's Bonfire
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  West Church

Sources

• Municipality guide Terschelling 2005-2006