Ameland

Ameland
It Amelân
Municipality
Aerial view Ameland (west)
Aerial view Ameland (west)
Ameland Beach
Ameland Beach
Museum Sorgdrager
Museum Sorgdrager
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Maritime Museum
Maritime Museum
Flag of Ameland
Flag
Coat of arms of Ameland
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Ameland in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°27′N 5°46′E / 53.450°N 5.767°E / 53.450; 5.767
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorLeo Pieter Stoel [nl] (VVD)
Area
[1]
 • Total268.50 km2 (103.67 sq mi)
 • Land59.11 km2 (22.82 sq mi)
 • Water209.39 km2 (80.85 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[3]
 • Total3,746
 • Density63/km2 (160/sq mi)
DemonymAmelander
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
9160–9164
Area code0519
Websitewww.ameland.nl
Official nameDuinen Ameland
Designated29 August 2000
Reference no.2212[4]
Topographic map of Ameland, December 2014
Historical population 1800–2018
Aerial photograph of Ameland

Ameland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːməlɑnt] ⓘ; West Frisian: It Amelân [ət ˈaːməlɔ̃ːn]) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes and is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands Terschelling to the west and Schiermonnikoog to the east. This includes the small Engelsmanplaat and Rif sandbanks to the east.

Ameland is, counted from the west, the fourth inhabited Dutch Wadden island and belongs to the Friesland (Fryslân) province. The whole island falls under one municipality, which carries the same name. The Wadden islands form the border between the North Sea and the Wadden Sea, which lies on the south side of the island file. The municipality of Ameland had a population of 3,746 in 2021. The inhabitants are called Amelanders.

  1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 9163HD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
  3. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Duinen Ameland". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.