De Goorn is a village in the
Dutch
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People E ...
province of
North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of
Koggenland
Koggenland ( fy, Koggelân) is a municipality in North Holland province and the region of West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former municipalities of Obdam and Wester-Koggenland ...
, and lies about 9 km west of
Hoorn.
The village was first mentioned around 1312 as "den Gore", and means "swampy forest ground".
De Goorn was home to 98 people in 1840. In 1930, the Catholic Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church was built by
Joseph Cuypers
Josephus Theodorus Joannes Cuypers (10 June 1861, Roermond - 20 January 1949, Meerssen) was a Dutch architect; primarily known for his Catholic churches. Life and work
He was born to the architect, Pierre Cuypers, and his wife, Antoinette née ...
and his son Pierre jr.
Gallery
File:De Goorn 69, De Goorn.JPG, Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church
References
Populated places in North Holland
Koggenland
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