Westerland | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Wieringen - Westerland.png |
Map Caption1: | The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Westerland in the former municipality of Wieringen.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Holland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Hollands Kroon |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 3.9 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.39 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 780 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 1778 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0227 |
Coordinates: | 52.9°N 60°W |
Westerland is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Hollands Kroon, and lies about 13 km southeast of Den Helder.
The village was first mentioned in 1343 or 1344 as "van Westenlande", and means "western land". It was located on the former island of Wieringen. Wester (western) has been added to distinguish from Oosterland.[3]
The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church. The tower dates from around 1500. The current roof was probably added during the 1913 restoration.[4]