Oudenhoorn 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. It is part of 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 ...

and lies about 3 km east 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 ...

. The village was first mentioned in 1356 as "den Hoorn". The current name means "old corner (of a dike)". The eponymous '' polder'' was created in 1356 by order of

Machteld van Voorne Machteld van Voorne (c. 1300 - 12 March 1372) was Lady of Voorne, Monschau and Valkenburg, and burgrave of Zeeland. During the Hook and Cod wars she was an important ally of Count William V of Holland. Family In 1297 Gerard van Voorne marrie ...

. Oud (old) has been added to distinguish from

Nieuwenhoorn Nieuwenhoorn is a village in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the municipality of Voorne aan Zee, about 3 km north of Hellevoetsluis city centre. History The village was first mentioned in 1390 as "van den nuwen hoer ...

. Oudenhoorn was an independent municipality until 1980 when it was merged into

Bernisse Bernisse () is a former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Since 2015 it has been a part of the municipality of Nissewaard. The former municipality had a population of in , and covered an area of of whic ...

. In 2015, it became part of Hellevoetsluis.

Gallery

File:Oudenhoorn Eeweg 44 Boerderij.jpg, Farm in Oudenhoorn File:Oudenhoorn - Tramstation.jpg, Former tram station. Nowadays pub File:Vlak bij Oudenhoorn is een fietspad.jpg, Street view File:Oudenhoorn Molenweg 8 Woonhuis.jpg, Farm in Oudenhoorn

References

Former municipalities of South Holland Populated places in South Holland Voorne aan Zee {{SouthHolland-geo-stub