Midsland

Midsland
Midslân
Village
Holy Cross Church
Location of Midsland on Terschelling
Midsland
Location in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°22′57″N 5°17′9″E / 53.38250°N 5.28583°E / 53.38250; 5.28583
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland
Municipality Terschelling
Population
 (1 January 2017)
  Total
1,018
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
8891
Dialing code0562

Midsland (West Frisian: Midslân) is the second-largest village on the Dutch island of Terschelling in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 1,018 in January 2017.

A statue was placed near the village in 1982 commemorating Het Stryper Wyfke, an old crone who deceived English troops and saved the island's civilian population during Holmes's Bonfire in 1666.