Ecomare
Duinen van Texel National Park is a national park located on the North Holland island of Texel in the Netherlands. All dune systems on the western side of the island and the large coastal plains on both the northern and southern points of the island are part of the park.Photo: Traitor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:00 PM
- Type: Zoo
- Description: museum and bird/seal sanctuary
- Also known as: “EcoMare”, “Ecomare (Stichting Texels Museum)”, and “Texels Museum”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery and De Kemphaan.
Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Pa3ems, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Texel (Den Burg) Cemetery is situated 4 km southeast of Ecomare.
De Kemphaan
Windmill
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Kemphaan is a windmill, which is situated 3½ km east of Ecomare.
De Goede Herder
Memorial
Photo: Natasja juist, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Goede Herder is a memorial, which is situated 4 km southeast of Ecomare.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include De Koog and Den Burg.
De Koog
Village
De Koog is a village 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 chief centre of tourism on the island, surrounded with many hotels and campgrounds. De Koog is situated 2½ km northeast of Ecomare.
Den Burg
Town
Photo: Paul van de Velde, CC BY 2.0.
Den Burg is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel on the island of the same name, and lies about 12 km north of Den Helder. Den Burg is situated 4½ km southeast of Ecomare.
De Waal
Village
De Waal is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Texel, and lies about 15 km north of Den Helder. The village was first mentioned in 1295 as "sancti Bonifacii in Waelkerken", and means "pond created after a dike breach". De Waal is situated 5 km east of Ecomare.
Ecomare
- Categories: public aquarium, seal sanctuary, bird sanctuary, natural history museum, tourism office, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Texel, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
53.07764° or 53° 4′ 40″ northLongitude
4.745° or 4° 44′ 42″ eastOpen location code
9F563PHV+3XOpenStreetMap ID
way 1163391092OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=zooOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q1282056
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