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Cultural Heritage

There are many remarkable buildings on the islands, just a selection here:

Schiermonnikoog
Witte Huis ("white house"): town hall of the island, from 1857; it was painted white later on. Before 1857 the meetings of the town councils were held in cafés and hotels. Nieuwestreek 5, tel. 0519 535050.
Water tower: used to be the lighthouse until it was rebuilt into a water tower in 1911.
Lighthouse: 37 m high, from 1853, built by King Willem III, closed to the public.

Ameland
Hollum, one of the oldest villages, with:
Reformed church: with foundations from the 12th century
Lighthouse: 59 m high, from 1880. Temporarily closed. Bornrif, Burgerstraat 2, Hollum. Tel. 0519 554703.

Terschelling
Brandaris: Lighthouse dating back to 1593, 52.5 m high, and situated in the island's main town, West-Terschelling. Closed to the public.

Vlieland
Lighthouse Vuurduin: 18 m high, built on a 40 m high dune (Vuurboetsduin) in 1876, open to the public, tel. 0562 451389.

Texel
Lighthouse Eierland: 53 m high, built in 1863. Closed to the public.