Hoorn

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November 14th 2021
***Second visit March 2022 photos added.*** The heyday of Hoorn was in the 17th century, when it was one of the most important Dutch East India Company centres. Founded about 1300 and chartered in 1357, it was the capital of medieval of West Friesland. Its horn-shaped harbour (for which it is named) was one of the principal ports of the Netherlands. The first great net for herring fi ... read more

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The Kingdom of the Netherlands was formed in 1815. In 1830 Belgium seceded and formed a separate kingdom. The Netherlands remained neutral in World War I, but suffered invasion and occupation by Germany in World War II. A modern, industrialized natio... ... read more