Noordhorn
Sign in to saveNoordhorn (Gronings: Noordhörn) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier and is separated from Zuidhorn by the Van Starkenborgh Canal.
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Place details
- Locality
- Noordhorn
- Region
- Groningen
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,375
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Key facts
- Settlement.timezone
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset_DST
- +2
- Settlement.name
- Noordhorn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- File:Noordhorn - De Gouden Leeuw.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Former inn De Gouden Leeuw (est. 1622)
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Groningen#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in province of Groningen in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- 23px Westerkwartier
- Settlement.elevation_m
- 2
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1.13
- Settlement.population_total
- 1,365
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Westerkwartier
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
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- Noordhorn
- postal code
- 9804
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Noordhorn (Gronings: Noordhörn) is a village in the Dutch province of Groningen. It is part of the municipality of Westerkwartier and is separated from Zuidhorn by the Van Starkenborgh Canal.
== History == Noordhorn is located on a sandy ridge. The settlement on the north side became known as Noordhorn and the southern village Zuidhorn. It was first mentioned in 1398 spelled as "Noirthoren". The church has 13th century elements, and was founded by the Aduard Abbey. The village was not part of a heerlijkheid or ruled by a lord.
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