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name=Texel | province= North Holland | map=Dutch Municipality Texel 2006.png | dn=53.05 | de=4.80 | area=585.96 | land=169.82 | water=416.14 | population=13,830 | population_year=(2005) | density=81 | mayor=C.J. Geldorp-Pantekoek | mayor_party= VVD | website=www.texel.nl}} ''This article is about the Dutch island Texel. For the meaning in computer graphics, see Texel (graphics) '' - is a municipality and an island in the Netherlands , in the province of North Holland . It is the biggest and most populated of the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea and also the westernmost of this Archipelago , which extends to Denmark. Although spelled with an '' X '' the name is pronounced ''Tessel'', this is because historically it was spelled with a ligature for ''ss'' which strongly resembled ''x''. As the ligature disappeared from use the name came to be spelled with an x, although the pronunciation remained the same. Image of the Island of Texel and its surroundings]]The municipality also includes the uninhabited Sand Bar of Noorderhaaks . The island of Texel, which received City Rights in 1415 , originally was made up of two islands, Texel proper to the south and Eierland to the northwest, which were connected by Shoal s. In the Seventeenth Century , the islands were Polder ed together. Texel is known for its wildlife, particularly in winter, when Birds Of Prey and Geese take up residence. There is a Ferry to Den Helder on the North Holland Mainland . The island has an Airfield , Texel International Airport , at Midden-Eierland. In the early . Population centres The island includes the seven villages De Cocksdorp , De Koog , De Waal , Den Burg , Den Hoorn , Oosterend , and Oudeschild , and the small townships of Bargen , De Nes , Dijkmanshuizen , Driehuizen , Harkebuurt , 't Horntje , Midden-Eierland , Molenbuurt , Nieuweschild , Noorderbuurt , Ongeren , Oost , Spang , Spijkdorp , Tienhoven , Westermient , Zevenhuizen , and Zuid-Eierland . Battles
Local government The municipal council of Texel consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:
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