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Avenhorn

Avenhorn is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn.

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Place details

Locality: Grosthuizen
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Avenhorn
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: Avenhorn.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Avenhorn wapen 1816.svg
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieWester-Koggenland.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Wester-Koggenland - Avenhorn.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Avenhorn in the municipality of Wester-Koggenland. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250

Wikidata facts

Instance of: municipality of the Netherlands
Country: Netherlands
Located in: North Holland
Population: +645
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Image: Avenhorn.jpg

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Avenhorn is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Koggenland, and lies about 9 km west of Hoorn.

== History == The village was first mentioned around 1312 as Lutekedrecht. The current name means "corner (of a dike) of Ave (person)". Avenhorn developed in the 13th century as a peat excavation settlement.