Hoorn

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Hoorn municipality
Flag of the municipality of Hoorn
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Hoorn
coat of arms
province North Holland North Holland
mayor Jan Nieuwenburg ( PvdA )
Seat of the municipality Hoorn
Area
 - land
 - water 		53.46  km 2
20.37 km 2
33.09 km 2
CBS code 0405
Residents 73,080 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 1367 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 39 ′  N , 5 ° 4 ′  E Coordinates: 52 ° 39 ′  N , 5 ° 4 ′  E
Important traffic route A7 E22 N243 N247 N302 N506
prefix 0229
Postcodes 1621-1625, 1627-1628, 1689, 1695, 8896
Website Homepage of Hoorn
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Hoorn ( listen ? / I ) ( West Frisian Hoorn ) is a Dutch city ​​in the east of the province of North Holland , which lies in the West Friesland region . 73,080 people (as of January 31, 2019) live in the community on an area of ​​around 53 km². Around 33 km² of this is water. The places Blokker and Zwaag also belong to the municipality. Audio file / audio sample

Geography and traffic

The city lies on a headland on the Markermeer . The water areas belonging to the urban area take up a larger proportion of the urban area than the land area.

Hoorn is a popular port for excursions on the Markermeer. From Hoorn station there are connections to Amsterdam, Alkmaar and Enkhuizen as well as a museum railway to Medemblik ( Museumstoomtram Hoorn – Medemblik ). In summer, trains pulled by a steam locomotive run here .

history

Hoorn was first mentioned in documents in the 12th century. Older forms of the name are Hoern or Hoirne . The origin of the name of the city is not clear: There are several derivations of the name, such as from the stepson Hornus of King Radbod , the horn-like shape of the first port of the city or according to a notice board with a postal unicorn (see coat of arms) on a building on Roode Steen in the 14th century.

After the founding of the United East India Company in 1602, which had one of its headquarters in Hoorn, Hoorn grew into a port city of international importance. Many sailors and explorers came from Hoorn, for example the Dutch Willem Cornelisz Schouten and Jakob Le Maire .

The earlier importance of the city as a port square is shown in the naming of the southernmost point of South America with the name Cape Horn after Schouten's place of birth.

When trade declined due to competition from Amsterdam and England , Hoorn remained a fishing port and market town of regional importance.

Buildings, culture, monuments

The city has many historical monuments, including the town hall, the Hoofdtoren (main tower in the harbor), the city scales from 1609, the city gate Oosterpoort (east gate), some churches (for example the Oosterkerk ) and many houses from the 17th and 18th centuries.

There are several museums ( Museum van de 20e Eeuw (Museum of the 20th Century), Westfries Museum (Museum of West Friesland), Steam Tram Museum and the Prison and Arms Museum), the Park-Theater Schouwburg Het Park and a statue of Jan Pieterszoon Coen ( 1587–1629), Governor General of the Dutch East India Company .

  • de Roode Steen, a place in Hoorn

  • Main tower (Hoofdtoren) from 1532 - view from the water

  • View of the Oude Doelenkade

  • Drawbridge: de Engeltjesbrug

  • Theater Schouwburg Het Park

  • Statue in honor of Jan Pieterszoon Coen on the cheese market (Roode Steen) in Hoorn

  • Historic cheese scales in the central square (Roode Steen) in Hoorn, now a café

  • The three cabin boys of Captain Bontekoe

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
20th
10
0
12.9
11.0
10.4
10.3
9.1
7.5
7.0
6.8
5.7
19.3
FT
HOP
VOCH
SH
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
  -8th
+2.5
+2.2
+0.9
+5.4
-5.6
-3.0
-0.4
-1.1
+5.7
-6.8
FT
HOP
VOCH
SH
Otherwise.

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
VVD 4th 6th 4th 5
GroenLinks 4th 3 3 4th
CDA 4th 3 3 4th
Fractie Tonnaer - 5 2 4th
PvdA 11 5 5 3
D66 1 3 4th 3
HOP - - 2 2
VOC Hoorn 6th 5 3 2
Sociaal Hoorn - - - 2
Hoornse Seniors Party 2 2 2 2
Hoorn Lokaal - - 1 1
Hoorn's concern 1 1 2 1
De Realistic Partij - - - 1
ChristenUnie - - - 1
SP - 2 4th -
Hoorn + - - 0 -
total 33 35 35 35

mayor

Jan Nieuwenburg ( PvdA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since May 17, 2016 . His colleagues include the alderman Nel Douw-van Dam ( Tijdelijke Lijst Socialisten ), Ben Tap ( D66 ), Theo van Eijk ( CDA ), Samir Bashara ( GroenLinks ) and the municipal secretary Frans Mencke .

sons and daughters of the town

- ascending by year of birth -

Web links

Commons : Hoorn  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Horn in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 3, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hoorn.nl
  3. ↑ www.westfriesmuseum.info/de
  4. ↑ www.stoomtram.nl
  5. ↑ www.hetpark.nl
  6. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 13, 2018 (Dutch) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hoorn.nl
  7. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on May 13, 2018 (Dutch) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.hoorn.nl
  8. ^ Jan Nieuwenburg nieuwe burgemeester van Hoorn. In: NH Nieuws. March 29, 2016, accessed May 13, 2018 (Dutch).
  9. ^ College van B & W Gemeente Hoorn, accessed on May 13, 2018 (Dutch)