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Cyclingroute: Texels past

Cycle into the island's past

Did you know that Texel is the largest town in the Netherlands? No? At least it is the municipality with the largest surface area. The area of the municipality of Texel is a whopping 585.96 km². That includes internal and external water. In addition, the municipality of Amsterdam, with an area of 219.3 km², is just a small place! Texel was not always such a big island. There used to be Eierland and Texel. How did they come together and what history does the Hoge Berg have? Find out and cycle this route full of interesting information!

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