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North Holland, Texel

Texel North Sea beaches (jutten)

Tidal foreshore Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this shoreline.

Wreck timberWreck timber

Also reported: lost cargo after storms, flotsam.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS photo (Public domain).

Why this spot

Centuries of beachcombing from lost cargo and wrecks

Texel's official tourist board describes beachcombing (jutten) as a centuries-old island practice driven by cargo lost in storms, now shown at the Flora beachcombing museum. Valuable items are rare today but storms still bring searchers out.View source →

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

storm surf, dune protection zones

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