Texel
Texel | |
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Municipality and island | |
North end of the island with the Eierland Lighthouse in 2015 | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 53°3′N 4°48′E / 53.050°N 4.800°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Mark Pol (VVD) |
| 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 (6.6 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• 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 |
Texel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛsəl] ⓘ; Texels dialect: Tessel) 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.