Hoorn

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 (775 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hoorn is located in North Holland^[3].
• Hoorn is in the country of Netherlands^[4].
• Hoorn is on the body of water Markermeer^[5].
• Hoorn's head of government is recorded as Jan Nieuwenburg^[6].
• Hoorn's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands^[7].
• Hoorn's capital is recorded as Hoorn^[8].
• Hoorn's shares border with is recorded as Medemblik^[9].
• Hoorn's shares border with is recorded as Drechterland^[10].
• Hoorn's shares border with is recorded as Lelystad^[11].
• Hoorn's shares border with is recorded as Koggenland^[12].
• Hoorn's shares border with is recorded as Edam-Volendam^[13].
• Hoorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kersenboogerd^[14].
• Hoorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Risdam^[15].
• Hoorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bangert en Oosterpolder^[16].
• Hoorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Grote Waal^[17].
• Hoorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hoorn 80^[18].
• Hoorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Hoorn-Noord^[19].
• Hoorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Venenlaankwartier^[20].
• Hoorn's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Binnenstad^[21].
• Hoorn's flag is recorded as flag of Hoorn^[22].
• Hoorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Příbram^[23].
• Hoorn's twinned administrative body is recorded as Beersel^[24].
• Hoorn's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Hoorn^[25].
• Hoorn's postal code is recorded as 1620–1628^[26].
• Hoorn's postal code is recorded as 1689^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hoorn include Cape Horn^[28], a cape^[29], in Chile^[30].

Why It Matters

Hoorn ranks in the top 5% of municipality_of_the_netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (775 views/month).^[2] Hoorn has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Hoorn is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Hoorn include Cape Horn^[28], a cape^[29], in Chile^[30].