Here you have the address and contact details:
Police station Texel
Pontweg 104
1791 LB Den Burg
tel. +31 343-57 8844
web. https://www.politie.nl/
Every Monday morning there's a street market in the town centre of Den Burg. In high season, there's a market or street fair in one of the villages almost every day.
Most shops, attractions and museums are closed on Christmas Day (25 Dec.) and on New Year's Day (1 Jan.). On other Christmas vacation days they are open during regular opening hours (which can be found on the individual websites).
Most restaurants on Texel are open on Christmas Eve (24 Dec.) and Christmas Day (25 Dec.) but a reservation is often necessary. Several restaurants are also open on New Year's Eve (31 Dec.) and New Year's Day (1 Jan.), but some of them are closed. Unfortunately, we do not have a list of restaurants on Texel that are open during the Christmas holiday.
You can find all information about local restaurants on Texel on: https://texel.de/en/food-and-beverages.php
For a list with information and opening hours of each restaurant on Texel, we refer to the websites: TheFork.nl and/or Eet.nu.
There are many cafes where people can view important football matches. Among which:
- café de Kuip, Dorpstraat, De Koog.
There is a great variety of shops on the island of Texel. In Den Burg, the familiar large chain stores will remind you of home, but it is the unique little shops that give the town centre its typical street-scene. Shops are open from Monday to Saturday. Every Friday Den Burg has a shopping night till 9pm. Out of season, a number of shops are closed on Tuesday afternoons.
Gemeente Texel
Emmalaan 15
1791 AT Den Burg
tel. +31 222-14 0222
e-mail. gemeente@texel.nl
web. https://www.texel.nl/
You indicate that you have lost or found something.
If you have lost something you can report this at the municipality Texel (https://www.texel.nl/). Not the police. Is it an object which has been stolen from you? Then you should indeed do report to the police. Sometimes you also need to go to the police when it comes to a lost identity document.
Lost something?
If you have an lost an object in (the region of) Texel, you can inquire the local municipality Texel. Perhaps your item is already found. You can declare an lost object on https://verlorenofgevonden.nl/. You can of course also come to the town hall.
After declaration of loss and showing your ID, you can retake your possession immediately.
Anything?
Do you have found an object (in this region), then it is your duty to do your best to give it back to the owner. If you know who the owner is, you can do this yourself. Do you not know who the owner is? You report the the item to the local municipality.
You can declare an found object on https://verlorenofgevonden.nl/. You can of course also always come to the town hall.
An overview of all gas bottle sales store can be found at:
- https://benegas.com/flessenzoeker/
- https://www.primagaz.nl/nl-nl/dealerlocator
No, as far as we know, there is no public laundrette on Texel.
Various campsites, holiday parks, and the marina have laundrette facilities for their guests, but you cannot use them if you are not a guest.
No, carnival isn't celebrated on Texel .
November 11 is in many countries, including Belgium, a public holiday in memory of the First World War.
However, in the Netherlands is November 11 a normal day. Therefore all shops on Texel are open during the normal hours.
Kites on a beach are beautiful things to see. Kiting is also a fun activity. You are allowed to use a one-line kite everywhere.
On three parts of the beach you are also allowed to kite with navigable kites (kites that have two or more lines): between 10.93 and 11.68 near Den Hoorn, between 21.31 and 22.51 (near De Koog) and between 28.40 and the breakwater (De Cocksdorp).
From a safety point of view, and in order to limit the inconvenience for other people, you are not allowed to fly your kite on the other parts of the beach. The parts of the beach where kiting is prohibited are marked by signs.
If you want to get married on Texel, you should contact the municipality of Texel.
Via the municipality of Texel you will get all the necessary information to prepare the wedding properly. Information on the timing, cost, wedding venues and wedding calendar where you can see whether a particular date is still available.
You can find the contact information on the following website: https://www.texel.nl/
VVV Texel
Emmalaan 66
1791 AV Den Burg
tel. +31 222 314741
e-mail info@texel.net
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