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Hoorn
Hoorn city (1994 pop. 60,979), North Holland prov., N central Netherlands, on an inlet of the IJsselmeer. It is a commercial and processing center for a vegetable-growing and dairy-farming region. Prevalent industries include fishing, printing, textiles, and the construction of plastic boats. Hoorn was founded in 1311. In the 17th cent.—the golden age of Dutch exploration—the city sent forth many explorers, such as Willem Schouten , who was the first to round (and who also named) Cape Hoorn (later Horn); A. J. Tasman , who discovered New Zealand and Tasmania; and J. P. Coen, founder of Batavia (now Djakarta), Indonesia. |
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Hoorn
Hoorn, The Netherlands Named for its horn‐shaped harbour from hoorn ‘horn’.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hoorn." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hoorn." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 26, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hoorn.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Hoorn." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Hoorn.html |
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