FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HOORN
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Old Legend says that Hoorn was be founded by Hornus, Hornus would have established a settlement In 716, Western Friesland. However, this is just a legend.
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Hoorn was established as a city in 1357, city rights were given by Willem V.
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After Amsterdam, Hoorn is the next most important city.
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On the 26th of March 2018, Hoorn will celebrate 666 years as a city.
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Cape Horn, the most southerly point of the Americas, was named after the town by Willem Schouten, who circled it in 1616.
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The Hoorn Islands of the Oceanian nation of Wallis and Futuna are also named after this city.
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Hoorn is connected to the Dutch railway network and has two stations: Hoorn and Hoorn Kersenboogerd.
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Stephan van den Berg was the world’s first Olympian windsurfer, he was born in Hoorn.
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The town hosts a popular cheese market which includes presentations about cheese production, performances and even activities for children
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Hoorn had a population of 72,707 in 2017
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