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.
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.
There is a museum about the last voyage of Willem Barentsz, 't Behouden Huys.
Gallery
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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.
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