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District of Hoorn
Provincie Noord-Holland - Netherlands

Edam, North Holland

Edam is a city in the northwest Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Combined with Volendam, Edam forms the municipality of Edam-Volendam. Approximately 7,380 people live in Edam. The entire municipality of Edam-Volendam has 28,492 inhabitants. The name Edam originates from a dam on the little river E or IJe where the first settlement was located and which was therefore called IJedam. Edam is famous as the original source of the cheese with the same name.

Located at 52.5167, 5.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Cities in the Netherlands, Former municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland, Edam-Volendam

Hoorn

Hoorn is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on the IJsselmeer, 35 kilometres north of Amsterdam, and acquired city rights in 1357. Hoorn has 70,196 inhabitants . The area of the municipality is 52.49 km² (32.62 km² consists of water, mainly the Markermeer), and consists of the following villages and/or districts: Blokker, Hoorn, Zwaag, and parts of Bangert and De Hulk.

Located at 52.641, 5.06 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Hoorn, Populated places in North Holland, Cities in the Netherlands, 1357 establishments, Populated places established in the 1350s

Venhuizen

' is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia, in the municipality of Drechterland. Venhuizen was a separate municipality until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the existing municipality of Drechterland. It was decided to call the new municipality Drechterland. On a map of the Hollands Noorderkwartier from 1288 is Venhuizen mentioned as Veenhusen. The name could be referring to houses at or in the fen.

Located at 52.6667, 5.21667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland

West Friesland (region)

For the historical region also named West Friesland, see West Friesland (historical region) West Friesland is a contemporary region in the northwestern Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

Located at 52.6833, 5 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Regions of the Netherlands, Geography of North Holland, West Frisia

Bovenkarspel

Bovenkarspel is a town in the municipality of Stede Broec in the Dutch province of North Holland. Until 1979, it was a separate municipality.

Located at 52.7, 5.25 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland

Schellinkhout

Schellinkhout is a very small town located in the municipality of Drechterland, North Holland at the border of the IJsselmeer, about 3 km southeast of Hoorn in West-Frisia. It received city rights in 1402. Schellinkhout was a separate municipality until 1970, when it was merged with Venhuizen. www. geschiedenisschellinkhout. nl

Located at 52.6333, 5.11667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland

Westwoud

Westwoud is a town in the Netherlands. It is located in the province of North Holland, the region of West Friesland, and the municipality of Drechterland, about 4 km northeast of Hoorn. He received city rights in 1414. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1979, when it became a part of Bangert.

Located at 52.6833, 5.13333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland

Zwaag

Zwaag is a town in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Hoorn, the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland. On January 1, 2007, Zwaag had 3214 inhabitants.

Located at 52.6667, 5.06667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Holland, Hoorn, Populated places in North Holland

Steamtrain Hoorn Medemblik

The Museumstoomtram Hoorn Medemblik is a heritage railway in the Netherlands. It runs from Hoorn to Medemblik, a distance of about 20km.

Located at 52.6456, 5.05472 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Rail transport in the Netherlands, Heritage railways in the Netherlands, Hoorn, Visitor attractions in North Holland

Volendam

Volendam is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Edam-Volendam. The town has about 22,000 inhabitants (November 2007).

Located at 52.4994, 5.0675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Volendam, Populated places in North Holland

Twisk

Twisk is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 10 km north of Hoorn. Twisk was a separate municipality until 1979, when the new municipality of Noorder-Koggenland was created. In 2001, the small village centre of Twisk had 398 inhabitants. The built-up area of the village was 0.07 km², and contained 159 residences. Most of the population of Twisk lives outside the centre, along the road between Opperdoes and Abbekerk.

Located at 52.7333, 5.05 (Lat. / Lng.), about 6 miles away.
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Populated places in North Holland, Former municipalities of North Holland

Martinus College

Martinus College is a secondary school in Grootebroek in the northwest Netherlands. It combines both lower and upper secondary education under the principle of "2 under 1 roof". All forms of secondary education are available, including LWO (leerwegondersteunend onderwijs), Higher General Secondary Education, and gymnasium. The school attracts students from other towns including Andijk, Venhuizen, Wervershoof, Hoogkarspel, Bovenkarspel, Hem, Enkhuizen, Hoorn, and Westwoud.

Located at 52.692, 5.218 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Schools in the Netherlands

Lutjebroek

Lutjebroek is a village in the Netherlands. It is part of the municipality of Stede Broec. Lutjebroek has a population of just over 2000 people. In colloquial Dutch, Lutjebroek has become synonymous with "any insignificant speck on the map". This is probably due to the comical sound of the name: the Dutch word luttel is akin to the English word "little" and broek is Dutch for "pants". However, broek as used in Lutjebroek and other Dutch geographical names means swamp.

Located at 52.6992, 5.20667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 7 miles away.
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Populated places in North Holland

Kras Stadion

Kras Stadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Volendam, Netherlands. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of FC Volendam. The stadium is able to hold 6,984 people and was built in 1975.

Located at 52.4944, 5.06639 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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1975 establishments in the Netherlands, Football venues in the Netherlands, Multi-purpose stadiums in the Netherlands, Sports venues in North Holland, FC Volendam, Volendam

Zuidermeer

Zuidermeer is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wester-Koggenland, and lies about 6 km west of Hoorn. The statistical area "Zuidermeer", which also can include the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 480.

Located at 52.6667, 4.98333 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Populated places in North Holland

Blokker, North Holland

Blokker is a village in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. It consists of two parts: Westerblokker in the municipality of Hoorn, and Oosterblokker in Drechterland. Until 1979, Blokker was a separate municipality. The village is primarily known in The Netherlands because in 1964 The Beatles gave their two only concerts on Dutch soil there.

Located at 52.6667, 5.1 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Holland, Hoorn, Populated places in North Holland

Grootebroek

Grootebroek is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Stede Broec. Grootebroek was a separate municipality until 1979. The town is called Grootebroek after a large swamp in the area; in Dutch, "groote" means "large" and "broek" means "swamp". The most common meaning of "broek" in present-day Dutch is "pants", leading to some hilarity about the town's name. Grootebroek is located next to Lutjebroek, "small swamp".

Located at 52.7, 5.21667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Populated places in North Holland, Former municipalities of North Holland

Scharwoude, Langendijk

Scharwoude is a former municipality in the Dutch province of North Holland. It existed between 1812 and 1817, when it was divided into two municipalities: Noord-Scharwoude and Zuid-Scharwoude.

Located at 52.6167, 5.01667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Holland

Wijdenes

Wijdenes is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is located in the municipality of Drechterland and the region of West-Frisia. Wijdenes was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1970, when it was merged with Venhuizen.

Located at 52.6333, 5.15 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Former municipalities of North Holland, Populated places in North Holland

Westfries Museum

The Westfries Museum is a museum of regional history established in the Dutch city of Hoorn. It was opened on 10 January 1880 and has been established in a monumental building dating to 1632. This building originally belonged to the Gecommitteerde Raden van West-Friesland en het Noorderkwartier, as a part of the Staten van Holland en West-Friesland, and later became a court. Until 1932 part of the building housed the kanton's court and part its museum.

Located at 52.6391, 5.059 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Museums in North Holland, Hoorn, History museums in the Netherlands, Decorative arts museums

Markermeer

The Markermeer is a 700 km lake in the central Netherlands in between North Holland, Flevoland and its larger sibling, the IJsselmeer. A shallow lake at some 3 to 5 m in depth, it is named after the small former island, now peninsula, of Marken that lies within it. The southwest side of the lake that begins where the IJ once emptied into the Zuiderzee is known as the IJmeer. The Markermeer was not originally intended to remain a lake.

Located at 52.5667, 5.21667 (Lat. / Lng.), about 8 miles away.
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Lakes of the Netherlands, Geography of North Holland, Geography of Flevoland

Pilot Polder Andijk

The pilot Polder Andijk, or Test Polder Andijk, Proefpolder Andijk in Dutch, is a polder established in 1926 - 1927 in the Zuiderzee near the village of Andijk. The aim of this prototype is to study the embankments and agriculture for future polders in the Zuiderzee Works. In 1929, the pilot polder was inaugurated by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.

Located at 52.7514, 5.19528 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Polders, Land reclamation, Environmental soil science, Coastal construction, Zuiderzee Works, Freshwater ecology

De Oude Rosmolen

De Oude Rosmolen is a former restaurant located in Hoorn in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin stars in the period 1986-1989 and two Michelin stars is the period 1990-2000. The head chef was Constant Fonk. The restaurant was located in a 17th century building that once contained a bakery with its own mill. The mill was driven by a horse, which gave the building its name "Rosmolen" .

Located at 52.6418, 5.05615 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Restaurants in the Netherlands, Michelin Guide starred restaurants in the Netherlands, Defunct restaurants

Volendam New Year's fire

The Volendam New Year's fire was a café fire in the Dutch town of Volendam in the 2000-2001 New Year's night. The fire began early on New Year's Day 2001 and caused the death of 14 young people. There were in all 241 people admitted to hospital, 200 of which suffered serious burns.

Located at 52.4994, 5.0675 (Lat. / Lng.), about 10 miles away.
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Fires in the Netherlands, Fire disasters involving barricaded escape routes, 2000 fires, 2001 fires, 2000 in the Netherlands, 2001 in the Netherlands, Volendam, History of North Holland

1999 Bovenkarspel legionellosis outbreak

The Bovenkarspel legionellosis outbreak began on 25 February 1999 in Bovenkarspel, the Netherlands, and was one of the largest outbreaks of legionellosis in history. With at least 32 dead and 206 severe infections it was the deadliest legionellosis outbreak since the original 1976 outbreak in Philadelphia, USA. Between 19 and 28 February 1999, the Westfriese Flora took place in Bovenkarspel, one of the largest indoor flower exhibitions in the world (now the Holland Flowers Festival).

Located at 52.7022, 5.25101 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9 miles away.
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Legionellosis, Health disasters in the Netherlands, 1999 in the Netherlands, 1990s medical outbreaks, 1999 health disasters