Vlieland
Vlieland (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvlilɑnt] ⓘ; West Frisian: Flylân) 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 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in Friesland | |
| Coordinates: 53°18′N 5°4′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Michiel Schrier (SP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 315.80 km2 (121.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 39.15 km2 (15.12 sq mi) |
| • Water | 276.65 km2 (106.82 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
| • Total | 1,194 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (80/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Vlielander |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 8899 |
| Area code | 0562 |
| Website | www |
| Official name | Duinen Vlieland |
| Designated | 29 August 2000 |
| Reference no. | 2216 |
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.