Schiermonnikoog

Schiermonnikoog is an island, a municipality, and a national park within the northern Netherlands. Schiermonnikoog is one of the West Frisian Islands, and is a part of the province of Friesland. It is situated between the islands of Ameland and Rottumerplaat. The island is sixteen kilometres long and four kilometres huge and is the web site of the Netherlands' first national park. The most effective village on the island is likewise referred to as Schiermonnikoog. Just around 946 human beings permanently reside at the island, making the municipality both the least populated and the least densely populated in the Netherlands.

Because the island is small and flat, simplest 2 hundred islanders have taken out the special licence permitting them to keep their very own vehicle, with the end result that the few streets are absolutely car-free. Roughly 300,000 humans go to the island every 12 months, staying within the five,500 beds available in excursion houses, flats and resorts. Most site visitors, however, are day trippers, with the result that once the ultimate ferry leaves at 7.30pm, calm returns to Langestreek, the village excessive road.