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National Sinterklaas Arrival Party to Be on Texel This Year

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National Sinterklaas Arrival Party to Be on Texel This Year

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Sinterklaas will make his national arrival on Texel this year, arriving on November 15, NTR announced. It is the first time in over 40 years that the national arrival party will happen on a Wadden Island. The previous time was on Terschelling in 1984, NOS reports.See the Story

Texel Wants to Save Hundreds of Shipwrecks in the Wadden Sea

Texel Wants to Save Hundreds of Shipwrecks in the Wadden Sea

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Texel is going to map and investigate the hundreds of shipwrecks in the western Wadden Sea. There will also be a plan to preserve the most special wrecks. Outgoing minister Bruins is making 6.8 million euros available and visited Texel yesterday. "There are too many beautiful things on the seabed to leave them there," the minister said on regional broadcaster NH. "The Wadden area is always in motion. It is possible that something that is there n…Read Article

Suzan & Freek Enjoy Holiday on Texel: ''Now' Is All There Is'

Suzan & Freek Enjoy Holiday on Texel: ''Now' Is All There Is'

Suzan & Freek enjoyed a few days of vacation together on Texel. The couple announced this on social media. In the turbulent times the couple is currently experiencing, it was 'nice to be in a different environment for a while'.Read Article

Texel Councillor Cees Hooijschuur (67) Died Suddenly

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Texel alderman Cees Hooijschuur (67) has suddenly passed away. The municipality announced this on its website. Last Wednesday evening he was still present at the meeting of the council committee.Texel · Texel Read Article

Crisis Managers from the BES Islands Conduct Working Visit to the Netherlands

Crisis managers from the BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba) recently conducted a working visit to the Netherlands, which included participation in the annual Crisis Week and several visits to regional safety organisations. Representing Statia was Mr Andre Bennett, who was joined by Ms Monica Goodijk from Bonaire. The programme aimed to strengthen cooperation between the Caribbean and European parts of the Netherlands in the field of …Texel · Texel Read Article

Europe's Last Battlefield: Remembering Texel's Georgian Uprising - DutchNews.nl

Europe’s last battlefield: Remembering Texel’s Georgian uprisingTexel · Texel Read Article

Texel Is only Now Celebrating 80 Years of Liberation: 'It Was a Strange Time'

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Exactly eighty years ago today, the Canadian liberators finally arrived on Texel. In the harbour of Oudeschild, they were welcomed enthusiastically by the Texel people. "They're here, they're here!" While the rest of the Netherlands had already been liberated for more than two weeks in May 1945, the five Wadden Islands were still occupied. The Germans there refused to surrender. Texel was the first island to be liberated on 20 May, Schiermonniko…Valencia, Spain · Valencia See the Story

Fascinating Discovery: Palmwood's Dress Intact After 400 Years Under the Sea

When divers explored the sandy bottoms off the island of Texel, they discovered an unknown wreck, soon named Palmwood Wreck. Among the scattered remains of luxury objects and personal relics, an amazing discovery emerged: the Palmwood dress, a sumptuous 17th century silk garment miraculously preserved after four centuries under the sea. This unique piece, silent witness to a still mysterious shipwreck, intrigues historians and archaeologists tod…Texel · Texel Read Article

An almost true story: The tailor from Texel - Essen-Ruhr

On the small island of Texel once lived a skilled tailor named Willem. His hands carried the needle with such precision that it was said that his stitches were finer than the threads of a spider web. But Willem was not only a master of his craft – he also had a heart full of goodness. A stormy autumn evening a stranger knocked at his door. He was soaked, his coat torn and his look tired. Without hesitation, Willem offered him a place at the fire…Texel · Texel Read Article

Holiday on Texel: Tourist goes to the beach - when looking into the water her stomach turns

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A beach walk on holiday on Texel is actually something nice. Well, apparently not for this tourist...Texel · Texel Read Article

Holiday on Texel: Tourist goes to the beach - when looking into the water her stomach turns

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A beach walk on holiday on Texel is actually something nice. Well, apparently not for this tourist...Texel · Texel Read Article