The island forms one municipality . It covers an area of 585.96 km² (of which 416.14 km² water).
Texel is known for its wildlife, particularly in winter, when birds of prey and geese take up residence.
The municipality of Texel consists of the following towns, villages and townships: Bargen, De Cocksdorp, De Koog, De Nes, De Waal, Den Burg, Den Hoorn, Dijkmanshuizen, Driehuizen, Harkebuurt, 't Horntje, Midden-Eierland, Molenbuurt, Nieuweschild, Noorderbuurt, Ongeren, Oost, Oosterend, Oudeschild, Spang, Spijkdorp, Tienhoven, Westermient, Zevenhuizen, Zuid-Eierland.
There is a ferry to Den Helder.
See also Battle of Texel.
Texel is also a computer graphics term, the abbreviation of texture mapping pixel.
Textures are composed of texels, that will be combined in various ways by a graphics card before being shown on the screen.External links