Ameland (West Frisian: It Amelân) is a municipality and one of the West Frisian Islands off the north coast of the Netherlands. It consists mostly of sand dunes. It can be reached by ferry from the Frisian village Holwerd. Population centres Ballum Buren (Bueren) Hollum Nes (West Frisian names) (Ameland isn't itself the name of a village). History First mentioned as Ambla in the 8th century, it paid tribute to the county of Holland until in 1424 its lord Ritske Jelmera declared i… (More on Ameland)