Ameland, West Frisian Island municipality in Friesland, Netherlands
The municipality of Ameland includes four main villages: Hollum, Ballum, Nes, and Buren, spread across a landscape of sand dunes and coastal terrain.
The territory became a free lordship in 1424 under Ritske Jelmera, maintaining relative independence until its formal integration into the Netherlands in 1813.
The original inhabitants, known as Amelanders, maintain strong connections to maritime traditions through their villages, architecture, and community practices.
Transportation to Ameland operates through regular ferry services from Holwert on the mainland, while a local bus network connects the island's four villages.
A failed infrastructure project in 1871 attempted to connect Ameland to mainland Netherlands through a dike, which collapsed during severe storms.
Location: Friesland
Elevation above the sea: 4 m
Website: https://www.ameland.nl/
Shares border with: Schiermonnikoog, het Bildt, Dongeradeel, Terschelling, Waadhoeke, Noardeast-Fryslân
Phone: +31519555555
Email: info@ameland.nl
Website: https://ameland.nl
GPS coordinates: 53.45030,5.75360
Latest update: May 28, 2025 18:24
Ameland Lighthouse
8.5 km
Paardengraf Ameland
8.7 km
Bonifatiuskapel Dokkum
21.9 km
Sint-Clemenskerk
1.7 km
Sint-Bonifatiuskerk, Dokkum
21.3 km
Landspouts at Camping Duinoord
1.5 km
Grote of Sint-Martinuskerk
21.3 km
Harsta State
14.5 km
Natuurcentrum Ameland
1.4 km
Town hall of Dokkum
21.4 km
De Hoop
21.6 km
Zeldenrust
21.3 km
De Hoop
13.7 km
Hervormde kerk, Hegebeintum
14.2 km
Kleilânsmole
14.3 km
De Verwachting
8 km
Sint-Martinuskerk (Ferwerd)
13.3 km
De Phenix
1.4 km
De Heining
14.4 km
Miedenmolen
16.4 km
Magnuskerk, Hollum
7.6 km
De Phenix
15 km
Watertoren
20.8 km
Admiraliteitshuis, Dokkum
21.5 km
Bunkermuseum Ameland
9 km
Saint Willibrord Church
13 km
Waag (Dokkum)
21.4 km
Dunes of Ameland
1.9 kmReviews
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