Den Burg

The castle is the main town and the administrative center of the island of Texel in the Netherlands and the seat of the municipal council of Texel. 2003 lived about half of the island's population, about 6900 inhabitants, here. Its capacity as a tourist center, many shops and institutions are located in Den Burg. In the village there is a library, a swimming pool, a school for secondary education, a tourist office, branches of various banks and a variety of shops.

Archeological excavations show that the site has been inhabited for a long time. So they found here a Frisian castle that was destroyed, probably in about the 7th century by the Franks. 1345/1346 the village of Count Jan van Beaumont was reattached. It made that part of the village monastery courtyard to the administrative center of the island. The leading around the center streets still bear witness to the castle character of the place; 1356 had begun to surround the settlement with a hillfort and a castle canal.

During World War II the city suffered heavily during the Georgian uprising on Texel. When the shelling by artillery many buildings, including historic buildings were badly damaged.

A weekly market is held every Monday morning. Past, farmers came from all parts of the island with cars to sell their lambs. Today, the sale negotiations with the cattle dealers are connected directly to the courts. Once a year, on the "Day of the sheep ," the first Monday in September, the best texel'schen Breed sheep are put on display.