De Goorn
Village in North Holland, Netherlands
52°37′49″N 4°56′40″E / 52.63028°N 4.94444°E / 52.63028; 4.94444[1]
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(2021)[1]
1648[1]
De Goorn is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn.
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as "den Gore", and means "swampy forest ground".[3] De Goorn was home to 98 people in 1840. In 1930, the Catholic Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church was built by Joseph Cuypers and his son Pierre jr.[4]
Gallery
- Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church
References
- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1648EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "De Goorn - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "De Goorn". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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Populated places in the municipality of Koggenland
- Avenhorn
- Berkhout
- De Goorn
- Grosthuizen
- Hensbroek
- Obdam
- Oudendijk
- Rustenburg
- Scharwoude
- Spierdijk
- Ursem (partially)
- Wogmeer [nl]
- Zuidermeer
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