De Goorn Explained

De Goorn
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Image Map1:Map NL - Wester-Koggenland - De Goorn.svg
Map Caption1:The town centre (dark green) and the statistical district (light green) of De Goorn in the municipality of Wester-Koggenland.-->
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Koggenland
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-2.3
Area Total Km2:3.52
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3,610
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1648
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0229
Coordinates:52.6303°N 4.9444°W

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1648EA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 30 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 30 April 2022.
  3. Web site: De Goorn - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 30 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: De Goorn . Plaatsengids . 30 April 2022 . nl.