Den Helder Attractions

 
The port of Den Helder lies at the northern tip of Western Friesland, between the Waddenzee and the open North Sea, opposite the island of Texel. It is linked with Amsterdam by the North Holland Canal. The lighthouse, completed in 1877, is the tallest cast-iron lighthouse in Europe. Den Helder is noted both as the largest naval port in the Netherlands and is also home to the Royal Naval Academy. The town's principal sources of income are fishing and the textile industry.

Den Helder came into being about 1500, and until the end of the 18th century was no more than a fishing village.

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