Texel

Also known as Texel (Nizozemsko : ostrov)

Texel (; Texels dialect: ) is a municipality and an island with a population of 13,846 in North Holland, Netherlands. It is the largest and most populated island of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. The island is situated north of Den Helder, northeast of Noorderhaaks, and southwest of Vlieland.

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Texel is a municipality and island located in the Netherlands with nearly 14,000 residents, making it the largest and most populated of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. Its significance lies in being a major population center within this island chain in the northern part of North Holland.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Texel
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and island
Settlement.image_skyline: Texel island.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: North end of the island with the Eierland Lighthouse in 2015
Settlement.image_flag: Texel flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_shield: Texel wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0448 (2009).svg
Settlement.map_alt: Highlighted position of Texel in a municipal map of North Holland
Settlement.map_caption: Location in North Holland
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: North Holland
Settlement.governing_body: Municipal council
Settlement.leader_party: VVD
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: Texelaar
Country: Netherlands
Located in: North Holland
Currency: euro
Population: 13656
Area: 463.28
Elevation: 2
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Body of water: Wadden Sea
Shares border with: Vlieland
Official website: www.texel.nl
Image: 00 2538 Texel Strandpaviljoen - De Koog.jpg
Households: 6060
Dialing code: 222
Mains voltage: 230

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contains settlement: Oudeschild
Commons category: Texel
postal code: 1790–1797
topic's main category: Category:Texel
category of associated people: Category:People from Texel
water as percent of area: 71.01
email address: mailto:[email protected]
native label: Texel
phone number: +31 222
P8168: Apsley Cherry-Garrard
driving side: right

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Article · Português

Texel é um município dos Países Baixos e a maior das Ilhas Frísias, na província de Holanda do Norte. Ela possui 13 617 habitantes (censo de 2007). A ilha faz parte das . A cidade mais próxima é Den Helder. Ao norte da ilha, fica a Ilha Vlieland e ao sul a Frísia Ocidental. Ela é banhada pelo Mar do Norte. Seu relevo é baixo como o seu país e está sujeito a inundações. As únicas economias da ilha é a agricultura, pesca e turismo. Ela é a maior ilha das Ilhas Frísias Ocidentais, mas não é a maior dos Países Baixos. A área da Ilha Texel é de 463,28 km².

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