Egg country
 
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Eierland (historically Eyerland ) is the name of the northern part of the Dutch wadden island of Texel . It was an independent island until the beginning of the 19th century.
places
The scenic Eierland region today has three villages:
- De Cocksdorp with about 590 inhabitants,
- Midden egg country
- Zuid-Eierland .
history
Eierland was part of the island of Vlieland until the 13th century . Storm surges and changes in current led to Eierland being separated from Vlieland and becoming an island in its own right. The eggs between the country and the southern island of Texel existing tidal inlet began to close by sand deposits in the 16th century, so a sandbar emerged that was flooded only during storm surges. To create a permanent connection, a first sand dike was built in 1630 . Elaborate land reclamation and dike work began in 1835 . Eierland has been part of the island of Texel since then. The primary goal of this land reclamation was to gain new agricultural land.
Origin of name
The name Eierland probably comes from the fact that a large number of seagull eggs were collected on Eierland for the Amsterdam food industry.
particularities
The Georgian uprising in 1945 was particularly violent in Eierland and caused severe damage to the local building fabric. Among other things, the Eierland lighthouse designed by Quirinus Harder was badly damaged.