West-Terschelling is a village on Terschelling in the province Friesland of the Netherlands and has about 2580 citizens.
The town was burned by the English Navy in 1666, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War, in an event referred to as "Holmes's Bonfire".
A pub was named after the Oka 18, a ship that sank near Formerum.
Gallery
<gallery> Image:West-Terschelling, dorpszicht foto3 2008-08-02 16.52.JPG|West-Terschelling, view to the town (from far distance) Image:West-Terschelling, dorpszicht foto3 2008-08-03 10.39.JPG|West-Terschelling, view to the town (from the port) Image:Holmesbonfire.jpg|Image of the burning of the town by the English Navy </gallery>
Source
- Municipality guide Terschelling 2005-2006
- Category:
- Local business