Oost-Vlieland Explained

Oost-Vlieland
Native Name:East-Flylân
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates:53.2833°N 9°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1: Friesland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2: Vlieland
Unit Pref:Metric
Population As Of:1 January 2017
Population Total:1020
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:8899
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0562

Oost-Vlieland (Western Frisian: East-Flylân) is the only village on the island of Vlieland in the province Friesland of the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,020 in January 2017.[1] It is situated on the east end of the island as its name indicates: Oost is "east" in Dutch.

History

Oost-Vlieland is first mentioned in the sources in 1245. First inhabited mainly by poor farmers and fishermen, the settlement became wealthier in the 17th century when the Vlie estuary was used as moorage by the expanding Dutch trade fleets. There used to be a second village on Vlieland, West-Vlieland, but this was destroyed by a flood in 1736.

Notes and References

  1. http://statline.cbs.nl/Statweb/publication/?DM=SLNL&PA=83765NED&D1=0-1,3-4,8,11,14,28,31-32,99-104&D2=14968-14971&HDR=T&STB=G1&VW=T Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017