Ameland is a small island off the coast of Friesland province in the Netherlands with around 3,500 residents living across its 4 villages. The island is approximately 268.5 square kilometers in size and consists mostly of sand dunes, with over 100 kilometers of cycling paths. Ameland has a long history of human settlement dating back to 850 AD and remains a popular tourist destination, especially for Germans who visit the beaches and natural areas like the Het Oerd nature reserve.

1. AMELAND
Georgina Clotas Tebar
Shardee De Palm
Laila Medina
Sam Dijkstra

2. Things about Ameland
Ameland has 3591 people living on the island. People live there since 850. There are 4
villages: Nes, Buren, Hollum and Ballum. A long time ago there were two more islands but
they faded away in the sea, now you go to Ameland with the boats who are named after the
two islands. Oerd and Sier. Ameland is an island of the province Friesland, but they don’t talk
Fries they talk Amelands.
Ameland is 268,50 km2 and has the total lenght of 27 km. The total lenght of the cycle paths
are 100 km. Amelands exist mostly of sand dunes. Het Oerd is a nature reserve, where a lot of
birds live.

3. Hollum
Ballum Nes
Buren

4. Tourists
Every year there are coming a lot of tourists to Ameland. Mostly Germans like to come to
Ameland.
The tourist love the beach and the nature.
Ameland is of couse famous for the mud flats. When it’s low time in the Waddensea, you can
walk from land through the mud to Ameland. The first Friday of August, there’s a party: het
Roggefeest. A lot of people come to that party. It is because it’s time to garn the rye. You can
listen to music and look at theatre shows.

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