Hollum is the largest village on

Ameland Ameland (; West Frisian: It Amelân) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes. It is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands Ter ...

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, one of the

West Frisian Islands The West Frisian Islands (; fry, Waadeilannen) are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, along the edge of the Wadden Sea. They continue further east as the German East Frisian Islands and are part of the Frisian Islands. Fr ...

. It is situated on the westernmost part of the island and had, as of January 2017, a population of 1,165. The village was first mentioned in 1485 as Hollum, and could mean "settlement on a hill/island", however there are more possiblities. Hollum developed as an ''

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'' in the Late Middle Ages. It was originally two settlements which have grown together.

Culture

Prominent in the village is a

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with foundations from the 12th century and a

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, which is 59 m high, dating from 1880. Another notable feature is the ''Commandeur huuskes''. ''Commandeur'' refers to the captain of a

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ship, as were used during the 18th century to hunt in the

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. Another notable tourist attraction is the ''Sorgdragersmuseum'', a history museum. The smock mill '' De Verwachting'' is in working order. File: Vuurtoren Ameland.jpg, lighthouse

Bornrif The Ameland Lighthouse, commonly known as Bornrif, is a lighthouse on the Dutch island Ameland, one of the Frisian Islands, on the edge of the North Sea. It was built in 1880 by order of William III of the Netherlands. It was designed by Dutch ...

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