Hollum
Encyclopedia
Hollum is a Dutch
village on Ameland
, one of the West Frisian Islands
. It is situated on the westernmost part of the island.
Prominent in the town is a Reformed church with foundations from the 12th century and a lighthouse
, which is 59 m high, dating from 1880. Also a notable feature are the Commandeur huuskes. Commandeur refers to the captain of a whaling
ship, as were used during the 18th century to hunt in the Arctic Ocean
.
Also a notable tourist attraction is the history museum in the town called het Sorgdragersmuseum. The windmill
De Verwachting
is in working order.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
village on Ameland
Ameland
Ameland is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes. It is the third major island of the West Frisians. It neighbours islands Terschelling to the West and Schiermonnikoog to the East...
, one of the West Frisian Islands
West Frisian Islands
The West Frisian Islands are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, along the edge of the Wadden Sea. They continue further east as the German East Frisian Islands and are part of the Frisian Islands....
. It is situated on the westernmost part of the island.
Prominent in the town is a Reformed church with foundations from the 12th century and a lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
, which is 59 m high, dating from 1880. Also a notable feature are the Commandeur huuskes. Commandeur refers to the captain of a whaling
Whaling
Whaling is the hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil. Its earliest forms date to at least 3000 BC. Various coastal communities have long histories of sustenance whaling and harvesting beached whales...
ship, as were used during the 18th century to hunt in the Arctic Ocean
Arctic Ocean
The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region, is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major oceanic divisions...
.
Also a notable tourist attraction is the history museum in the town called het Sorgdragersmuseum. The windmill
Windmill
A windmill is a machine which converts the energy of wind into rotational energy by means of vanes called sails or blades. Originally windmills were developed for milling grain for food production. In the course of history the windmill was adapted to many other industrial uses. An important...
De Verwachting
De Verwachting, Hollum
De Verwachting is a smock mill in Hollum, Friesland, Netherlands which was built in 1991 and is in working order.-History:A mill previously stood on this site. It was built in 1840 by millwright Van der Meer of Harlingen for Hendrik Willems de Boer...
is in working order.