Oudenhoorn Explained

Oudenhoorn
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands South Holland#Netherlands
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands##Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:South Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Voorne aan Zee
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:-0.4
Area Total Km2:9.69
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,225
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:3227
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0181

Oudenhoorn is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and lies about 3 km east of Hellevoetsluis.

The village was first mentioned in 1356 as "den Hoorn". The current name means "old corner (of a dike)". The eponymous polder was created in 1356 by order of Machteld van Voorne. Oud (old) has been added to distinguish from Nieuwenhoorn.[3]

Oudenhoorn was an independent municipality until 1980 when it was merged into Bernisse. In 2015, it became part of Hellevoetsluis.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 3227AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . 24 July 2019 . Het Waterschapshuis . 3 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 3 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Oudenhoorn - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 3 May 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Oudenhoorn . Plaatsengids . 3 May 2022 . nl.