Avenhorn is a village in the Dutch province of

North Holland North Holland (, ) is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country. It is located on the North Sea, north of South Holland and Utrecht (province), Utrecht, and west of Friesland and Flevola ...

. It is a part of the municipality of

Koggenland Koggenland () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in North Holland province and the region of West Friesland (region), West-Frisia of the Netherlands. It came into existence on 1 January 2007 upon the merger of the two former mun ...

, and lies about 9 km west of

Hoorn Hoorn () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the northwest of the Netherlands, in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. It is the largest town an ...

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

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excavation settlement. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church from 1642. In 1914, a ridge turret was added to the church. Avenhorn was home to 364 people in 1840. In 1884, a railway station was opened on the

Zaandam Zaandam () is a city in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is the main city of the municipality of Zaanstad and received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1811. It is located on the river Zaan ...

Enkhuizen Enkhuizen () is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia. History Enkhuizen, like Hoorn and Amsterdam, was one of the harbour-towns of the VOC, from where overseas trade ...

railway line. It closed in 1940. In 1979, the former municipality of Avenhorn merged into the new municipality of

Wester-Koggenland Wester-Koggenland () is a former municipality of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland and the region of West Friesland (region), West-Frisia. The municipality ceased to exist on 1 January 2007 when it merged with Obdam to for ...

. In 2007, it became part of the municipality of

Gallery

File:- A7 - panoramio.jpg, View on Avenhorn File:Station Avenhorn.jpg, Avenhorn railway station

References

Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland Koggenland {{NorthHolland-geo-stub