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Texel is a municipality and an island in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the biggest and most populated of the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea and also the westernmost of this archipelago, which extends to Denmark. Capital Haarlem Queens Commissioner Mr. ... The West Frisian Islands (Dutch: Waddeneilanden) are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. ... Satellite image of the southwestern part of the Wadden Sea. ... An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ...

Although spelled with an X the name is pronounced Tessel, this is because historically it was spelled with a ligature for ss which strongly resembled x. As the ligature disappeared from use the name came to be spelled with an x, although the pronunciation remained the same. X is the twenty-fourth letter of the Latin alphabet. ...

Satellite image of the island of Texel and its surroundings

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Geography

The island includes the seven villages De Cocksdorp, De Koog, De Waal, Den Burg, Den Hoorn, Oosterend, and Oudeschild, and the small townships of Bargen, De Nes, Dijkmanshuizen, Driehuizen, Harkebuurt, 't Horntje, Midden-Eierland, Molenbuurt, Nieuweschild, Noorderbuurt, Ongeren, Oost, Spang, Spijkdorp, Tienhoven, Westermient, Zevenhuizen, and Zuid-Eierland. De Cocksdorp () is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. ... This article is about the Dutch island Texel. ... De Waal () is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. ... Den Burg () is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. ... Den Hoorn () is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. ... Oosterend () is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. ... Driehuizen () is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. ... Tienhoven is the name of several villages in the Netherlands: Tienhoven (Maarssen), in the province of Utrecht Tienhoven (Vianen), in the province of Utrecht Tienhoven (South Holland) Tienhoven (North Holland) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ...

The municipality also includes the uninhabited sand bar of Noorderhaaks. The island of Texel, which received city rights in 1415, originally was made up of two islands, Texel proper to the south and Eierland to the northwest, which were connected by shoals. In the seventeenth century, the islands were poldered together. Today, Texel forms the largest natural barrier between the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. Sand bars in the Mississippi River at Arkansas and Mississippi A bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. ... Noorderhaaks on the left of the picture Noorderhaaks, also called Razende bol (Raging ball in Dutch), is a Dutch sandbar in the North Sea, a few kilometres west of the Marsdiep which separates the island Texel from mainland North Holland. ... City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... A shoal is a sandbank or bar creating a shallow. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Satellite image of Noordoostpolder, Netherlands A polder is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. ... The North Sea is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean, located between the coasts of Norway and Denmark in the east, the coast of the British Isles in the west, and the German, Dutch, Belgian and French coasts in the south. ... Satellite image of the southwestern part of the Wadden Sea. ...

The Slufter

The dune landscape on Texel is a unique habitat for wildlife. Texel is known for its wildlife, particularly in winter, when birds of prey and geese take up residence. About one third of Texel is a protected nature reserve. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1587 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Texel Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2592x1944, 1587 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Texel Metadata This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used... Orders Accipitriformes     Cathartidae     Pandionidae     Accipitridae     Sagittariidae Falconiformes     Falconidae A bird of prey or raptor is a bird that hunts its food, especially one that preys on mammals or other birds. ... Genera Anser Branta Chen Cereopsis Cnemiornis(extinct) † see also: Swan, Duck Anatidae Goose (plural geese) is the general English name for a considerable number of birds, belonging to the family Anatidae. ...

Transport

Transport around the island is typically by bicycle or car. Texel has an extensive cycle path network. Transport to Texel is usually by ferry, from Den Helder, or by air via Texel International Airport. Den Helder is located in the northmost point of North Holland, the Netherlands. ... Skydivers walking to a Cessna 208 on Texel Airport Texel International Airport is a small airport on the island of Texel in the north of the Netherlands. ...

Ferry from Den Helder to Texel

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History

In the early Middle Ages and before, Texel and Wieringen may have been much bigger and met each other as opposite banks of the Marsdiep, which was then a river with banks of permanent land: see here. The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ... Satellite image of the northernmost part of the Dutch province of North Holland, showing Wieringen (bottom right) and the island of Texel (center). ... The Marsdiep is a deep tide-race between Den Helder and Texel in the Netherlands, and running southwards between sandbanks. ... Satellite image of the northernmost part of the Dutch province of North Holland, showing Wieringen (bottom right) and the island of Texel (center). ...

The island of Texel, which received city rights in 1415, originally was made up of two islands, Texel proper to the south and Eierland to the northwest, which were connected by shoals. In the seventeenth century, the islands were poldered together. City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. ... Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. ... A shoal is a sandbank or bar creating a shallow. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Satellite image of Noordoostpolder, Netherlands A polder is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. ...

Noteable battles involving Texel:

• 1653 Battle of Scheveningen - During the First Anglo-Dutch War.
• 1673 Battle of Texel - During the Third Anglo-Dutch War.
• 1945 Georgian Uprising of Texel - During the Second World War

Events February 2 - New Amsterdam (later renamed New York City) is incorporated. ... The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653 by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, painted c. ... The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653 by Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten, painted c. ... Events January 22 - Impostor Mary Carleton is hanged in Newgate prison in England for multiple thefts and returning from penal transportation March 18 - John Berkeley, 1st Baron Berkeley of Stratton sells his part of New Jersey to the Quakers. ... For the 1653 battle near Texel, see the Battle of Scheveningen The Battle of the Texel, 11/21 August 1673 by Willem van de Velde, the younger, painted 1683. ... The Battle of Texel, 11–21 August 1673 by Willem van de Velde, the younger, painted 1683, depicts a battle of the Third Anglo-Dutch War. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... The Georgian Uprising of Texel (April 5, 1945–May 20, 1945) was an insurrection by a German non-combat battalion of Soviet Georgian POWs on Texel (pronounced Tessel) against the German occupiers of that Dutch island during World War II. It is sometimes described as Europes last battlefield. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ...

Tourism

The tourism industry forms a substantial part of the economy in Texel. Approximately 70% of activities on Texel are in some way related to tourism. Popular forms of tourism on Texel include cycling, walking, swimming and horse riding.

Local government

The municipal council of Texel consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

• Texels Belang - 4 seats
• CDA - 3 seats
• VVD - 3 seats
• GroenLinks - 2 seats
• PvdA - 2 seats
• D66 - 1 seat

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References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant

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External links

• Virtual Tour Texel
• Tourist information Texel
• Further information about Texel - Coastal Guide
• Barry Yeoman - Destination: Wadden Islands
• Texel Ferry Service

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