Gemeente Terschelling, Friesland

Gemeente Terschelling: Island and municipality in Friesland, the Netherlands

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Quick Facts about Gemeente Terschelling

Population : 4,890
Country : Netherlands
State : Friesland (Netherlands)
Postal code : 8880–8897
Phone Area Codes : 0562
Area : 674 km2
Water as percent of area : 86.92%
Land as percent of area : 13.08%
Altitude : 20 feet / 6 meters
Time Zone : UTC+01:00
Local time : 22:47:42 (6th December 2025)

Geography

Gemeente Terschelling is located at 53°24'0"N 5°21'0"E (53.4000000, 5.3500000). It has 3 neighbors: Gemeente Vlieland, Gemeente het Bildt and Gemeente Ameland.

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Gemeente Terschelling has 3 neighbours.

Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1815 1,770 - census
1830 2,350 24.68% census
1849 2,721 13.63% census
1859 2,937 7.35% census
1869 2,775 -5.84% census
1879 3,440 19.33% census
1889 3,730 7.77% census
1899 3,929 5.06% census
1909 3,996 1.68% census
1920 3,839 -4.09% census
1930 3,269 -17.44% census
1947 3,514 6.97% census
1960 3,590 2.12% census
1971 4,393 18.28% census
1980 4,589 4.27% census
1990 4,552 -0.81% census
2000 4,768 4.53% census
2010 4,721 -1% census
2013 2,522 -87.19% Data Archiving and Networked Services
2017 4,859 48.1% resident registration
2018 4,906 0.96% resident registration
2019 4,890 -0.33% resident registration

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