Oost-Vlieland ( fry, 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.
Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017
- CBS Statline 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.
File:The Dorpsstraat in Oost-Vlieland.jpg, A view along the Dorpsstraat
File:Sint-Nicolaaskerk Vlieland gezien vanaf het kerkhof.jpg, St. Nicolas church (''Nicolaas Kerk'')
File:Vlieland Tromphuis.jpg, The Museum Tromp's Huys
File:Horse paddocks in Oost-Vlieland.jpg, Horse paddocks outside of Oost-Vlieland
References
Populated places in Friesland
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