Texel

Texel
North end of the island with the Eierland Lighthouse in 2015
North end of the island with the Eierland Lighthouse in 2015
Flag of Texel
Coat of arms of Texel
Highlighted position of Texel in a municipal map of North Holland
Location in North Holland
Coordinates: 53°3′N 4°48′E / 53.050°N 4.800°E / 53.050; 4.800
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMark Pol (VVD)
Area
 • Total463.16 km2 (178.83 sq mi)
 • Land162.00 km2 (62.55 sq mi)
 • Water301.16 km2 (116.28 sq mi)
Elevation2 m (7 ft)
Population
 (January 2021)[4]
 • Total13,656
 • Density84/km2 (220/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Tesselaar, Texelaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
1790–1797
Area code0222
Websitewww.texel.nl

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.

  1. ^ "B&W samenstelling en portefeuilles" [Mayor and aldermen members and tasks] (in Dutch). Gemeente Texel. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Postcodetool for 1791AT". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.