Nature reserve the Slufter is perhaps Texel's most beautiful area.
The Slufter is a beach plain largely enclosed by dunes on the Dutch Wadden Island of Texel, which is in open communication with the North Sea, creating a salt marsh landscape.
The Slufter is part of the National Park Dunes of Texel. The area is owned by Staatsbosbeheer. It has an area of over 700 ha (land and water). In the south-east corner is a viewpoint and an entrance. The southern part of the area can be "strolled". This part is probably the most walked salt marsh in Europe.[1] Further north and west is a large resting area.
In a strict sense, "the slufter" is the name of the creek/creeks that flowed through the area. The "Plain of the Slufter" - also called the Slufter Valley or the Slufter area - is today also usually referred to simply as "The Slufter".
Nowadays, in other places too - e.g. on other Dutch Wadden Islands - people speak of slufters and slufter formation, to indicate beach plains constricted by the dunes, where the influence of ebb and flow is present. These terms are toponyms; they are derived from De Slufter on Texel
My name is Justin, I was born and raised on the beautiful Dutch island of Texel. I grew up in den Burg, main village of the island. I love being in nature, especially on the beach and in the dunes.
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