Oost-Vlieland

Oost-Vlieland () 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. It is situated on the east end of the island as its name indicates: Oost is "east" in Dutch.

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Place details

Locality: Oost-Vlieland
Region: Fryslân
Country: Nederland
Population: 1,025
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Oost-Vlieland
Settlement.native_name: East-Flylân
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Nicolaaskerk Oost-Vlieland..jpg
Settlement.image_caption: St Nicholas' Church
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Vlieland - Wijk 00 - Buurt 00 Oost-Vlieland.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of the village on Vlieland island
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Vlieland
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: village
Country: Netherlands
Located in: Vlieland
Body of water: Wadden Sea
Capital of: Vlieland
Official website: www.vlieland.nl
Image: The Dorpsstraat in Oost-Vlieland.jpg

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postal code: 8899
Commons category: Oost-Vlieland
WordLift URL: data.wordlift.io/wl01254/entity/oost-vlieland

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History
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==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.

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