Texel
Texel is a municipality of the province of North Holland, the Netherlands. In 2016 the municipality had about 13,600 people. The municipality covers an area of 463 km², the island an area of 161 km².
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| Coordinates: 53°03′02.4″N 4°48′08.7″E / 53.050667°N 4.802417°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province | 22x20px Noord-Holland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mark Pol |
| Area | |
| • Total | 162.0 km2 (62.5 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2001) | |
| • Total | 13,534 |
| • Density | 83.54/km2 (216.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code(s) | 1790–1797 |
| CIN | 0448 |
| Website | Official website |
Texel makes part of the West Frisian Islands (Dutch: Waddeneilanden).
It lies southwest of the island of Vlieland and northeast of the small island of Noorderhaaks (part of the municipality of Texel).
Main town is Den Burg.
Texel Media
- Dutch ships in the roadstead of Texel (the 'Gouden Leeuw' of Cornelis Tromp in the center)(Ludolf Backhuysen, 1671).jpg
Dutch ships in the roadstead of Texel, 1671
- The wreck of HMS Hero in the Texel, 25 December 1811.jpg
HMS Hero wrecked at Haak Sands near Texel December 25, 1811
- DeHors-Texel-SjoerdMartens.jpg
De Hors at Dunes of Texel National Park
- Texel-natuur-OpenTopo.jpg
Topografische kaart van Texel. Resolutie: 400 pixels/km.*Kaartbeeld samengesteld uit de open geodata van de Top10NL en Top25namen (Basisregistratie Topografie), Creative Commons BY licentie. Gebouwvlakken uit open geodata BAG extract. Wegen uit de
- Imme Dros.JPG
- ImmeDros
- Alice Blom 1.jpg
Alice Blom, pallavolista neerlandese, gioca nel ruolo di schiacciatrice
- Texel Lighthouse.JPG
Eierland Lighthouse in 2013
- Dokter Wagemaker 3.jpg
Ferry MS Dokter Wagemaker (2) from Den Helder to Texel in 2005
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