Westerland, Netherlands Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1778JE . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 April 2022 . two entries.
  3. Web site: Westerland - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 April 2022 . nl.
  4. News: Westerland . Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester . Waanders . Zwolle . 2006 . nl . 30 April 2022.