Hoorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːr(ə)n] ) is a city and municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is the...
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The Hoorn Islands (also Futuna Islands, French: Îles Horne) are one of the two island groups of which the French overseas collectivity (collectivité d'outre-mer...
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Van Hoorn is a Dutch toponymic surname. The place of origin often is the city of Hoorn in North Holland, but may be any of four other Dutch settlements...
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Hoorn can refer to: Den Hoorn, South Holland, a town in the municipality Midden-Delfland in the province South Holland in the Netherlands. Den Hoorn,...
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Mike Adrianus Wilhelmus van der Hoorn (born 15 October 1992) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht...
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Cape Horn (redirect from Cape Hoorn)
Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire, who named it Kaap Hoorn (pronunciation) after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands. For decades, Cape Horn was a major...
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Hoorn is a city in North Holland, the Netherlands. Hoorn may also refer to: Hoorn, Heerde, Gelderland, Netherlands Hoorn, Friesland, Netherlands County...
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Van der Hoorn is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: Fred van der Hoorn (born 1963), Dutch football defender and manager Mike van...
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The Hoorn–Medemblik heritage railway operated by the Museumstoomtram Hoorn Medemblik is a heritage railway in the Netherlands. It runs from Hoorn to Medemblik...
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schools in Den Hoorn. Every August they have the Varend Corso (translated: Floating Corso). Den Hoorn on Midden-Delfland.net Den Hoorn en Midden-Delfland...
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County of Horne (redirect from Count of Hoorn)
Horne (also Horn, Hoorn or Hoorne) is a small historic county of the Holy Roman Empire in the present day Netherlands and Belgium. It takes its name from...
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5 June 1568 in Brussels), also known as Count of Horn, Horne, Hoorne or Hoorn, was a victim of the Inquisition in the Spanish Netherlands. De Montmorency...
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Jordanus Hoorn (1753–1833) was a painter and drawing teacher from the Netherlands. Hoorn was born and died in Amersfoort. According to the RKD he was...
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False Cape Horn (redirect from False Cape Hoorn)
False Cape Horn or Falso Cabo de Hornos is a headland at the south end of Hoste Island, 35 statute miles (56 km) northwest of Cape Horn, located at 55°43′37″S...
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Hoorn (West Frisian: Hoarn) is a village on Terschelling in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 465 in January 2017...
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Nicholas van Hoorn (c. 1635 in Vlissingen – buried 24 June 1683, in Isla Mujeres) was a merchant sailor, privateer and pirate. He was born in the Netherlands...
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Wehe-Den Hoorn (Gronings: t Hörn-Wij) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Het Hogeland. It is a 1966 merger...
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The Jewish cemetery in Hoorn can refer to the original Jewish cemetery on the outskirts of the Dutch city of Hoorn (where the first burial took place...
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Willem Schouten (category People from Hoorn)
to the Pacific Ocean. Willem Cornelisz Schouten was born in c. 1567 in Hoorn, Holland, Seventeen Provinces. In april 1601 Willem Schouten was skipper...
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suggested that it comprised the area north of an imaginary line through Hoorn and Alkmaar. Within this historical region is the contemporary region of...
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der Hoorn (born 4 December 1993) is a Dutch cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Intermarché–Wanty. For the 2021 season, van der Hoorn initially...
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Duytschlandt, Vrankryk, Spanjen, Portugael en Italiën ..." by Jan ten Hoorn. November 23, 1679. p. 341 – via Google Books. "Articvli Defensionales Peremptoriales...
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January 2007. Jan W. van der Hoorn (1923–2017), speed skater and winner of the 1947 Elfstedentocht. Deborah (Bora) van der Hoorn (1927), sister of Jan W....
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Andries van Hoorn, or van der Horn (1600 – after 1660), was a Dutch mayor of Haarlem, known best today for his portraits by Frans Hals. He was born in...
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Fred van der Hoorn (born 12 October 1963) is a Dutch former footballer who played in defence. Van der Hoorn joined Dundee United in 1989 from Dutch side...
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Oosterkerk or St. Anthony Church is a former Dutch Reformed Church in Hoorn, North Holland in the Netherlands. The church is a Rijksmonument and was designed...
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Netty van Hoorn (born 14 June 1951) is a Dutch film director and producer who has won several awards for her work. Van Hoorn was born in Amsterdam on 14...
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Joan van Hoorn (1653–1711) was Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1704 until 1709. Joan (or Johan) van Hoorn was born on 16 November 1653...
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Nicolaas van Hoorn (25 August 1904 – 17 June 1946) was a Dutch fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics...
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during a flower exhibition in Bovenkarspel. Many people were hospitalized in Hoorn. 318 people became ill and at least 32 died. Probably more victims died...
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