De Koog on the island of Texel
Saturday, 6 July 2013 - 01:09 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General
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Den Koog is a town in the Dutch
province of North Holland . It is a part of the
municipality of Texel , and lies about 17 km north of
Den Helder . It is the main centre of tourism on the island. The small village is surrounded with many hotels and campgrounds. The village is located on the North Sea coast of the island. Only two narrow lines of dunes separate the village from the beach.
South of the village is a wooded area which is also popular with tourists. The information centre and museum about the Wadden Sea, Ecomare , are located here.
The museum and aquarium Ecomare © Traitor/cc-by-sa-3.0
The town of De Koog has 780 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.36 km², and contained 429 residences. The slightly larger statistical district “De Koog” has a population of around 1000.
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