De Goorn
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". 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.
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Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church
References
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1648EA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "De Goorn - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "De Goorn". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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