Texel
Municipality and island in North Holland, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Texel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛsəl] ⓘ; Texels dialect: Tessel) is a municipality and an island with a population of 13,643 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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This article is about the Dutch island. For other uses, see Texel (disambiguation).
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Texel | |
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Municipality and island | |
Coordinates: 53°3′N 4°48′E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Michiel Uitdehaag (D66) |
Area | |
• Total | 463.16 km2 (178.83 sq mi) |
• Land | 162.00 km2 (62.55 sq mi) |
• Water | 301.16 km2 (116.28 sq mi) |
Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
Population (January 2021)[4] | |
• Total | 13,656 |
• Density | 84/km2 (220/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Tesselaar, Texelaar |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 1790–1797 |
Area code | 0222 |
Website | www |
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