De Goorn

Village in North Holland, Netherlands
52°37′49″N 4°56′40″E / 52.63028°N 4.94444°E / 52.63028; 4.94444CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityKoggenlandArea • Total3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi)Elevation−2.3 m (−7.5 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total3,610 • Density1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
1648[1]
Dialing code0229

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]

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  • Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church
    Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1648EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  3. ^ "De Goorn - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  4. ^ "De Goorn". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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