De Cocksdorp () is a village town in the
Dutch
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province of
North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of
Texel
Texel (; Texels dialect: ) is a municipality and an island with a population of 13,643 in North Holland, Netherlands. It is the largest and most populated island of the West Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. The island is situated north of ...
, and lies about 25 km north of
Den Helder
Den Helder () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula. It is home to the country's main naval base.
From here the Royal TESO ...
. It is the youngest village on the island.
History
De Cocksdorp is a road village which developed on the north of island shortly after the ''
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plain ...
''ing of
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.
The island of Eierland was a p ...
in 1835. In 1836, it was named after Nicolas Joseph de Cock after the main merchant who initiated the poldering.
The village was built around a harbour.
The Dutch Reformed church is a
neoclassic aisleless church with large
pilaster
In classical architecture, a pilaster is an architectural element used to give the appearance of a supporting column and to articulate an extent of wall, with only an ornamental function. It consists of a flat surface raised from the main wal ...
s built between 1839 and 1841. The Catholic St Francisca Romana Church is single aisled
Renaissance Revival
Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range ...
church built between 1875 and 1877. It was damaged in 1945, and restored between 1949 and 1950.
De Cocksdorp is located near of the most dangerous parts of the sea where numerous ships have been lost. In 1864, a lighthouse was built. It was damaged during the
Georgian uprising in 1945 and restored between 1948 and 1949. The lighthouse is tall.
Gallery
File:Vuurtorenoptexel.jpg, Lighthouse
File:Kikkertstraat 17, De Cocksdorp, Texel.jpg, House in De Cocksdorp
File:Texel - De Cocksdorp - Rederij 'De Vriendschap' - Aanlegsteiger Veerdienst Texel-Vlieland 06.jpg, Harbour
File:Woning Hoofdweg 132 - De Cocksdorp.jpg, House in De Cocksdorp
References
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Populated places in North Holland
Texel