Eierland

Eierland is a former island in the Netherlands. It is now the northern part of the island of Texel. The name means "egg land", named for the seagull eggs that were collected on the island and sent to Amsterdam.

Photo: Hans Erren, Public domain.

Type: Polder
Description: area
Also known as: “Eierlandse Polder” and “Polder Eijerland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Texel International Airport and Luchtvaart- & Oorlogsmuseum Texel.

Texel International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: JePe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Texel International Airport is a small airport located 3.5 NM north northeast of Den Burg on the island of Texel in the north of the Netherlands. It has a customs service to handle international flights making it an international airport, though no scheduled international flights take place from the airport as the name might suggest.

Luchtvaart- & Oorlogsmuseum Texel

Museum

Photo: Arch, Public domain.

Texel ZOO

Zoo

Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Texel ZOO is situated 3 km southeast of Eierland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Midden-Eierland and De Cocksdorp.

Midden-Eierland

Hamlet

Photo: Japiot, CC BY 3.0.

Midden-Eierland is a hamlet.

De Cocksdorp

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

De Cocksdorp is a village town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel, and lies about 25 km north of Den Helder. It is the newest village on the island. De Cocksdorp is situated 4½ km northeast of Eierland.