Ameland, West Frisian Island municipality in Friesland, Netherlands
Description
Ameland is a West Frisian island in the Dutch Wadden Sea with four main villages: Hollum, Ballum, Nes, and Buren. Dune landscapes stretch from the northern side to flatter meadows and salt marshes along the southern coast.
History
Ritske Jelmera received the territory as a free lordship in 1424 and the island remained largely autonomous until 1813. After the Napoleonic Wars, it officially became part of the Netherlands and lost its special status.
Culture
Residents wear traditional costumes during special occasions and preserve old seafaring crafts in their museums and homes. Local families keep stories alive about the whaling era, when many captains sailed the world's oceans and returned with wealth.
Practical
Regular ferries run from Holwert on the mainland and bring visitors with cars or bicycles to the island. Buses connect the four villages, and most paths are flat enough for cyclists of all ages.
Did you know?
A dike construction project from 1871 aimed to connect the island to the mainland, but severe storms destroyed the structure while work was still ongoing. The remains lie beneath the Wadden Sea today and are sometimes visible during low tide.
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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 kmDe Sionsberg
21.5 kmLandspouts 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
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 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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