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right Satellite image of the island of Texel and its surroundingsTexel (pronounced: Tessel; population: 13,733) is an island and municipality in the North Sea, belonging to the Dutch 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.
The island forms one municipality that includes the towns, villages and townships of Bargen , De Cocksdorp , De Koog , De Nes , De Waal , Den Burg , Den Hoorn , Dijkmanshuizen , Driehuizen , Harkebuurt , 't Horntje , Midden-Eierland , Molenbuurt , Nieuweschild , Noorderbuurt , Ongeren , Oost , Oosterend , Oudeschild , Spang, Spijkdorp , Tienhoven , Westermient , ZevenhuizenZevenhuizen is a common name for towns in the Netherlands, meaning Seven houses''. It is: a town in the municipality of Eemsmond, Groningen a town in Leek, Groningen a town in Ten Boer, Groningen a town in Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland, Friesland a town, and Zuid-Eierland .
The municipality covers an area of 585.96 kmēSquare kilometre (symbol km is an SI unit of surface area. It is one of the SI derived units. 1 kmē is equal to: the area of a square measuring 1 kilometre on each side 1 000 000 mē 100 hectares 0. 386 102 square miles (statute) 247. 105 381 acres Convers (of which 416.14 kmē is water) and also includes the uninhabited sand barIn geography, a bar is a linear shoaling landform feature within a body of water. Bars tend to be long and narrow (linear) and develop where a current (or waves) promote deposition of particles, resulting in localized shallowing (shoaling) of the water. of Noorderhaaks . The island of Texel, which received city rightsCity rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. City rights, which were granted by a landlord, gave settlements certain privileges that settlements without city rights didn't have. To stimulate the establishment of cities, landl in 1415Events Friedrich I Hohenzollern (b. 20 Sep 1440) becomes Burgrave of Nuremberg March 14 Jan Hus travels to the Council of Constance to propose reforms for the church May 5 the Council of Constance condemns the writings of John Wycliffe and asks Jan Hus to, is made up of two islands, Texel proper to the south and Eierland to the northwest, which were connected by shoalA shoal is a sandbank or bar creating a shallow.s. In the seventeenth century, the islands were poldered together.
Texel is known for its wildlife, particularly in winter, when birds of prey and geese take up residence.
There is a ferry to Den Helder on the North Holland mainland. The island has an airstrip at Midden-Eierland.