Terschelling
Terschelling is one of the West Frisian Islands in the north of the Netherlands. Like most of the West Frisian Islands, Terschelling thrives on domestic tourism who usually stay several days to enjoy the quiet, rural island atmosphere, spend time on the beaches and take bike trips to see the nature.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Janskerk Hoorn and De Worf.
De Worf
Archaeological site
Photo: MarcoSwart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Worf is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southwest of Terschelling.
Wrakkenmuseum
Museum
Photo: MarcoSwart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wrakkenmuseum is situated 4 km southwest of Terschelling.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oosterend and Hoorn.
Oosterend
Village
Oosterend is the easternmost village on Terschelling in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 136 in January 2017.
Hoorn
Village
Photo: Smiley.toerist, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hoorn is a village on Terschelling in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 465 in January 2017.
Terschelling
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Friesland, Northern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.40807° or 53° 24′ 29″ northLongitude
5.36489° or 5° 21′ 54″ eastElevation
2 metres (7 feet)Open location code
9F57C957+6XGeoNames ID
2746414
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Western Frisian—“Terschelling” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Թերշխելինգ”
- Catalan: “Skylge”
- Chinese: “泰爾斯海靈島”
- Danish: “Terschelling”
- Dutch: “Terschelling”
- French: “Terschelling”
- German: “Terschelling”
- Hungarian: “Terschelling”
- Indonesian: “Terschelling”
- Italian: “Terschelling”
- Japanese: “テルスヘリング”
- Javanese: “Terschelling”
- Lithuanian: “Teršelingas”
- Portuguese: “Terschelling”
- Russian: “Терсхеллинг”
- Spanish: “Terschelling”
- Swedish: “Terschelling”
- Western Frisian: “Skylge”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Boswachterij Terschelling and Koffiemolen.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Terschelling”. Photo: tommyvos, CC BY 2.0.