De Goorn
De Goorn | |
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Village | |
_-_De_Goorn_-_20289636_-_RCE.jpg) Former town hall | |
  De Goorn Location in the Netherlands  De Goorn Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°37′49″N 4°56′40″E / 52.63028°N 4.94444°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Koggenland |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.52 km2 (1.36 sq mi) |
| Elevation | −2.3 m (−7.5 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,610 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1648[1] |
| Dialing code | 0229 |
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
References[edit]
- ^ 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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