Terschelling

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Terschelling Skylge
Municipality and island
Lighthouse Museum West-Terschelling Mill of Formerum Emergency shelter for shipwreck victims
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Friesland
Coordinates: 53°24′N 5°19′E / 53.400°N 5.317°E / 53.400; 5.317
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Government [1]
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Caroline van de Pol (VVD)
Area [2]
• Total	673.99 km2 (260.23 sq mi)
• Land	85.26 km2 (32.92 sq mi)
• Water	588.73 km2 (227.31 sq mi)
Elevation [3]	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (January 2021)[4]
• Total	4,870
• Density	57/km2 (150/sq mi)
Demonym	Terschellinger
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	8880–8897
Area code	0562
Website	www.terschelling.nl
Ramsar Wetland
Official name	Duinen Terschelling
Designated	29 August 2000
Reference no.	2215[5]

Terschelling (Dutch pronunciation: [tɛrˈsxɛlɪŋ] ^ⓘ; West Frisian: Skylge; Terschelling dialect: Schylge) is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. It is situated between the islands of Vlieland and Ameland.

Wadden Islanders are known for their resourcefulness in using anything and everything that washes ashore.^{[citation needed]} With few trees to use for timber, most of the farms and barns are built with masts recovered from shipwrecks. The islands are surrounded by shipwrecks, and even today many containers wash ashore that have blown off the decks of container ships in the North Sea.^{[citation needed]}

The main source of income on Terschelling is tourism. There is some agriculture, but a large part of the island has become a nature reserve.

Terschelling is well known for the yearly Oerol Festival during which theatre performances are played throughout the island, making use of its landscape and nature.

Terschelling can be reached by ferry from the mainland Frisian town Harlingen and in summer from Vlieland by high-speed catamaran.