Hollum

Hollum () is the largest village on Ameland, Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated on the westernmost part of the island and had, as of January 2017, a population of 1,165.

Key facts

Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code
Settlement.postal_code: 9161
Settlement.area_code_type: Dialing code
Settlement.area_code: 0519
Settlement.name: Hollum
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Hollum Ameland view.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Hollum
Settlement.image_map: LocatieHollum.png
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Ameland municipality
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the province of Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Friesland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Ameland

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Official website

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Hollum () is the largest village on Ameland, Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. 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 possibilities. Hollum developed as an esdorp in the Late Middle Ages. It was originally two settlements which have grown together.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hollum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.