Vlieland

Vlieland
Municipality
Ferry wharf
Ferry wharf
Former town hall
Former town hall
Museum Tromp's House
Museum Tromp's House
Lighthouse
lighthouse
Emergency shelter for shipwreck victims
Emergency shelter for shipwreck victims
Flag of Vlieland
Flag
Coat of arms of Vlieland
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Vlieland in a municipal map of Friesland
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°18′N 5°4′E / 53.300°N 5.067°E / 53.300; 5.067
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceFriesland
Government
[1]
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMichiel Schrier (SP)
Area
[2]
 • Total
315.80 km2 (121.93 sq mi)
 • Land39.15 km2 (15.12 sq mi)
 • Water276.65 km2 (106.82 sq mi)
Elevation
[3]
3 m (10 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total
1,194
 • Density30/km2 (80/sq mi)
DemonymVlielander
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8899
Area code0562
Websitewww.vlieland.nl
Official nameDuinen Vlieland
Designated29 August 2000
Reference no.2216[5]
Map of the island of Vlieland, December 2014

Vlieland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvlilɑnt] ⓘ; West Frisian: Flylân [ˈflilɔ̃ːn]) is a municipality and island in the northern Netherlands. The municipality of Vlieland is the second most sparsely populated municipality in the Netherlands, after Schiermonnikoog.

Vlieland is one of the West Frisian Islands, lying in the Wadden Sea. It is the second island from the west in the chain, lying between Texel and Terschelling. The island was permanently separated from the mainland in St. Lucia's flood in 1287. Vlieland was named after the Vlie, the seaway between it and Terschelling that was the estuary of the river IJssel in medieval times. Richel is a permanently dry sandbank, located about 1 kilometer east of the northernmost point of Vlieland and is administered by the municipality of Vlieland.

  1. ^ "Burgemeester en wethouders" [Mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Vlieland. Archived from the original on 27 November 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 8899AE". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Duinen Vlieland". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.