Vlieland
island and municipality in Friesland, the Netherlands
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Summary
Vlieland is an island[1]. Vlieland ranks in the top 6% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (589 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Friesland[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[5], Wadden Sea[6]
- Instance of: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[7], municipality of the Netherlands[8], car-free place[9]
- Capital: Oost-Vlieland[10]
- Shares border with: Harlingen[11], Terschelling[12], Texel[13]
- Flag: flag of Vlieland[14]
- Coat of arms: second coat of arms of Vlieland[15]
- Postal code: 8899[16]
- Part of: West Frisian Islands[17]
- Commons category: Vlieland[18]
- Local dialing code: 0562[19]
- Archives at: Gemeentearchief Vlieland[20]
- Highest point: Vuurboetsduin[21]
- Official website: https://www.vlieland.nl/[22]
- Topic's main category: Category:Vlieland[23]
- Commons gallery: Vlieland[24]
- Email address: mailto:info@vlieland.nl[25]
- Population: 1139[26], 1085[27], 1132[28], 1138[29], 561[30], 611[31], 612[32], 739[33], 744[34], 698[35], 723[36], 672[37], 569[38], 441[39]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Vlieland[40]
- Phone number: +31-562-452700[41]
- Contains settlement: Vlieland[42]
- List of monuments: Lijst van rijksmonumenten in Vlieland[43], list of war memorials in Vlieland[44]
- Category for people born here: Q27849241[45]
- Category for people who died here: Q30582380[46]
Why It Matters
Vlieland has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Vlieland is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]