Hoorn Noord-Holland
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Hoorn is a town in the province of
Noord Holland, located on the IJsselmeer, 35 kilometres north
of Amsterdam. In its earliest days Hoorn rapidly grew to become
a major harbour town and was an important home base for the Dutch
East India Company and a very prosperous centre of trade, importing
exotic spices such as pepper, nutmeg, cloves, and mace that were
sold at vast profits. Most of the old port disappeared when the
Afsluitdijk, or Great Enclosing Dyke, was completed in 1932 and
Hoorn was no longer a seaport. The years after WW11 saw a period
of renewed growth, and being at the centre of a flourishing horticultural
region, Hoorn developed an extremely varied economy. |
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Places to visit in Noord-Holland |
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North Holland is a province situated
on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The
provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.
It is a head-shaped peninsula between the North Sea and the IJsselmeer,
where more than half of the province consists of reclaimed polder
land situated below sea level. North Holland's major cities and
towns are Amsterdam, Haarlem, Hilversum, Den Helder, Alkmaar,
Zaandam and Hoorn, and the island of Texel. This area is the
most important bulb province in the Netherlands where in the
early spring, the bulb fields help ensure that the landscape
of the province appears in glowing colours with a total area
under bulbs of 1,168,564 hectares (approximately 30,000 football
pitches). The greater part of them lie along the coast, on the
island of Texel and in West Friesia. Places of interest must
include the city of Amsterdam, historic towns like Volendam,
Marken or Broek in Waterland and Alkmaar, the Cheese Capital
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Where is Hoorn? |
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Hoorn is about 40 kms from Amsterdam
and Amsterdam Airport (Schiphol).
Hoorn is about 43 kms from Rotterdam
and Rotterdam Airport.
By Air - Amsterdam's airport Schiphol (www.schiphol.nl) is
the Netherlands’ main international airport and the third
busiest in Europe. Rotterdam Airport (www.rotterdam-airport.nl)
is much smaller but has handy links to the UK, Germany and Mediterranean
destinations.
By Ferry - Several companies operate car/passenger ferries
between the Netherlands and the UK. Stenaline (www.stenaline.co.uk)
sails between Harwich and Hoek van Holland, while P&O North
Sea Ferries (www.poferries.com) operates an overnight ferry every
evening between Hull and Europoort (near Rotterdam).
By Train - The Netherlands has good train links to Germany
and Belgium and on to France.
By Bus - Amsterdam and Rotterdam, and a few of Holland’s
smaller cities such as Den Haag and Utrecht, are well connected
to the rest of Europe by long-distance bus.
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Hoorn holiday homes - Accommodation in or close to
Hoorn Holland
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De Rietgors
City: Schardam
Region: Noord-Holland
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In the peaceful Schardam close to the harbour under the dike
is this well kept recreation house. Situated within cycling distance
from the closely situated Hoorn and reachable by car in the vicinity
of arterial roads to Amsterdam, Purmerend, Alkmaar and Hoorn.
Even the villages Marken, Volendam and Edam are worth visiting! |
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