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Berltsum
Village in Friesland, Netherlands

Berltsum

Berltsum is a village in Waadhoeke municipality in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

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It had a population of around 2,529 in January 2017. Until 2018, the village was part of the Menameradiel municipality.

How locals move

Getting around Berltsum the local way

  • Get inFor Texel take the highway up north to Den Helder and take the (car) ferry to Texel.
  • Get inThen follow the signs 'Harlingen' and 'Ferry'.
  • Get inFor Ameland, follow the signs 'Leeuwarden' and from there 'Holwerd' and the ferry signs.
  • Get inFor Schiermonnikoog from 'Leeuwarden' follow the signs 'Dokkum' and from there 'Lauwersoog' and look for the ferry sign.
  • Get inThe ferries to the islands can be reached by train and bus.
  • Get inFor Texel, take the train to Den Helder, then take city bus 33 or walk (about 25 minutes) to the ferry.
  • Get inFor Vlieland and Terschelling, take the train to Leeuwarden and then the train to Harlingen Haven, which is right next to the ferry.
  • Get inFor Ameland, take the train to Leeuwarden, then take the bus to Holwerd, where the ferry departs.

From Wikivoyage: West Frisian Islands, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2025-08.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Gouwenaar (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.