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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 largest town and the traditional capital of the region of West Friesland. [6] Hoorn is located on the Markermeer, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of Alkmaar and 35 kilometers (22 mi) north of ...
The ride between Hoorn and Medemblik is often combined by tourists with a trip from Medemblik to Enkhuizen by boat. On the disused side of platform 2 of Huddersfield railway station in northern England, an old carriage is bolted to the ground, and set in its window is a Dutch plaque commemorating 100 years of Stoomtram Hoorn - Medemblik .
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. It had a population of around 465 in January 2017.
Renovations include creating a freely accessible reception area with a shop, food and beverage facilities, and inner garden access. When it reopens, the museum will continue to tell the story of 17th century Hoorn and the region. [2] There is a temporary Museum location in the Statenpoort on Nieuwstraat and museum website online exhibitions. [3]
Location Year listed UNESCO criteria Description Bonaire Marine Park Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands: 2011 vii, ix (natural) The park consists of 2,700 hectares (6,700 acres) of coral reef, seagrass beds and mangroves. It is the habitat of more than 50 varieties of stony coral and over 350 species of reef fish, as well as a nesting ground for ...
Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands Show map of Limburg, Netherlands Coordinates: 51°13′N 5°57′E / 51.217°N 5.950°E / 51.217;
Enkhuizen, like Hoorn and Amsterdam, was one of the harbour-towns of the VOC, from where overseas trade with the East Indies was conducted. It received city rights in 1355. On June 24, 1572 during the Eighty Years' War, in Enkhuizen five Franciscans from Alkmaar were hanged: known as the martyrs of Alkmaar.
Google Maps' location tracking is regarded by some as a threat to users' privacy, with Dylan Tweney of VentureBeat writing in August 2014 that "Google is probably logging your location, step by step, via Google Maps", and linked users to Google's location history map, which "lets you see the path you've traced for any given day that your ...