Texel
municipality in the Netherlands
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Summary
Texel is a municipality of the Netherlands[1]. Texel ranks in the top 3% of municipality of the netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,644 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Holland[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[5], Wadden Sea[6]
- Head of government: Michiel Uitdehaag[7], Mark Pol[8]
- Instance of: place with town rights and privileges[9]
- Currency: euro[10]
- Shares border with: Den Helder[11], Hollands Kroon[12], Harlingen[13], Vlieland[14]
- Flag: flag of Texel[15]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Texel[16]
- Postal code: 1790–1797[17]
- Commons category: Texel[18]
- Local dialing code: 222[19]
- Archives at: Regional Archive Alkmaar[20]
- Located in/on physical feature: Noorderhaaks[21], Texel[22]
- Official website: https://www.texel.nl/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Texel[24]
- Email address: mailto:gemeente@texel.nl[25]
- Population: 13,591[26], 13,614[27], 13,545[28], 13,584[29], 13,547[30], 4460[31], 4924[32], 5623[33], 6058[34], 6145[35], 6481[36], 5877[37], 5954[38], 6255[39]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Texel[40]
- Phone number: +31 222[41]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[42], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[44], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[45]
- Contains settlement: De Cocksdorp[46], Ongeren[47], Midden-Eierland[48], Spang[49], Westergeest[50], Driehuizen[51], De Westen[52], Noord Haffel[53], Spijkdorp[54], Bargen[55]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Texel include Texel[56], a sheep breed[57] and Beltex[58], a sheep breed[59].
Why It Matters
Texel has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[60] Texel is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[61]
Entities named for Texel include Texel[56], a sheep breed[57] and Beltex[58], a sheep breed[59].