Nieuwenhoorn is a village in the

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

province of

South Holland South Holland ( nl, Zuid-Holland ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.7 million as of October 2021 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely ...

. It is located in the municipality of

Voorne aan Zee Voorne aan Zee is a municipality on the island Voorne-Putten in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water. It had a population of in 2022. The municipality of Voorne aan Ze ...

, about 3 km north of

Hellevoetsluis Hellevoetsluis () is a small city and municipality in the western Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The municipality covers an area of of which is water and it includes the population centres Nieuw-Helvoet, Nieuwenhoo ...

city centre.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1390 as "van den nuwen hoern", and is named after the

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s south of the eponymous ''

polder A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are: # Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed # Flood plains s ...

'' which was created in 1386. Nieuw (new) has been added to distinguish from

Oudenhoorn Oudenhoorn is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is part of the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and lies about 3 km east of Hellevoetsluis. The village was first mentioned in 1356 as "den Hoorn". The current name means "old ...

. Nieuwenhoorn developed as a dike village. In 1821, the Dorpsstraat (village street) was widened and it started to transform into a front street village. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with a modest tower. The tower probably dates from the 15th century. The nave dates from the early 16th century. In 1851, the

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and

choir A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

were demolished to be replaced by a

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in neoclassic style. Fort Noorddijk is a fortress built between 1883 and 1884 to protect the mouth of the Maas and

Haringvliet The Haringvliet is a large inlet of the North Sea, in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is an important estuary of the Rhine-Meuse delta. Near Numansdorp, the Hollands Diep splits into the Haringvliet and the Volkerak ...

. The fortress has become home to a colony of bats. The

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Zeezicht was built in 1717. The windmill was in service until 1966. It became home to an art and antique dealer who used to windmill as a billboard. Between 1994 and 1997, it was restored. In 2009, it was sold to the municipality and occasionally in service. Nieuwenhoorn was home to 1,019 people in 1840. It was a separate municipality until 1960, when it became part of Hellevoetsluis. The place signs have been replaced by a sign which reads Hellevoetsluis on top and Nieuwenhoorn below.

Gallery

File:Nieuwenhoorn Waterrijk.jpg, Farm in Nieuwenhoorn File:Nieuwenhoorn - rijksmonument 21434 - Fort op de Noorddijk 20120331.jpg, Fort op de Noorddijk File:Nieuwenhoorn NH kerk 20-07-2010.jpg, Dutch Reformed Church File:Molen zeezicht .jpg, Windmill Zeezicht

References

{{Commons category, position=left Populated places in South Holland Former municipalities of South Holland Voorne aan Zee