Hoorn
municipality in the Netherlands
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Summary
Hoorn is a municipality of the Netherlands[1]. Hoorn ranks in the top 5% of municipality of the netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,257 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Holland[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Markermeer[5]
- Head of government: Jan Nieuwenburg[6]
- Capital: Hoorn[7]
- Shares border with: Medemblik[8], Drechterland[9], Lelystad[10], Koggenland[11], Edam-Volendam[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Kersenboogerd[13], Risdam[14], Bangert en Oosterpolder[15], Grote Waal[16], Hoorn 80[17], Hoorn-Noord[18], Venenlaankwartier[19], Binnenstad[20]
- Flag: flag of Hoorn[21]
- Twinned administrative body: Příbram[22], Beersel[23]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Hoorn[24]
- Postal code: 1620–1628[25], 1689[26], 1695[27]
- Commons category: Hoorn, North Holland[28]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[29], UTC+02:00[30]
- Archives at: West Frisian Archives[31]
- Official website: https://www.hoorn.nl/[32]
- IPA transcription: ˈɦoːr(ə)n[33]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hoorn[34]
- Commons gallery: Hoorn[35]
- Email address: mailto:gemeente@hoorn.nl[36]
- Population: 72,200[37], 73,080[38], 72,493[39], 72,806[40], 73,004[41], 7418[42], 8668[43], 8969[44], 9247[45], 9529[46], 10,200[47], 11,031[48], 10,714[49], 11,016[50]
- Time of earliest written record: 1357[51]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Hoorn[52]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[53], Topographia Circuli Burgundici[54]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Hoorn include Cape Horn[55], a cape[56], in Chile[57].
Why It Matters
Hoorn has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] Hoorn is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]
Entities named for Hoorn include Cape Horn[55], a cape[56], in Chile[57].