Oudenhoorn is a village in the
Dutch province of
South Holland
South Holland ( ) is a province of the Netherlands with a population of over 3.8 million as of January 2023 and a population density of about , making it the country's most populous province and one of the world's most densely populated areas. ...
. It is part of the municipality of
Voorne aan Zee and lies about 3 km east of
Hellevoetsluis
Hellevoetsluis () is a town and former municipality in the west of Netherlands. It is located in Voorne-Putten, South Holland. The former municipality covered an area of of which was water and it included the population centres of Nieuw-Helvoe ...
.
The village was first mentioned in 1356 as "den Hoorn". The current name means "old corner (of a dike)". The eponymous ''
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrology, hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as levee, dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclamation, Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a ...
'' was created in 1356 by order of
Machteld van Voorne. Oud (old) has been added to distinguish from
Nieuwenhoorn.
Oudenhoorn was an independent municipality until 1980 when it was merged into
Bernisse. 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
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