Hoorn Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
municipality in the Netherlands
About Hoorn
According to the Frisian legend, Hoorn was founded as early as 716 AD, only to burn down eight years later and rebuilt some time after that. It's assumed that the 'original' settlement was located in what is now the Markermeer. The oldest remnants of Hoorn to have been found date from around 1200 AD. The town gained its city rights in 1356 or 1357, which gave Hoorn the ability to observe its own laws, and to collect taxes. This made Hoorn into an appealing city for trade, and before long, the city had surpassed every other trade city on the Zuiderzee barringAmsterdam. A lively cloth industry developed in the 15th century, putting cloth on the market that was rivalled by that of cities the like ofLeiden,The HagueandHaarlem. The cloth trade, however, stagnated after the Hook and Cod wars (13
Top Attractions in Hoorn
Explore the best things to see and do in Hoorn:
- ★Hoofdtoren
- ★Museum of the Twentieth Century
- ★Oosterkerk
- ★Oosterpoort
- ★Statencollege
- ★Statenlogement
- ★Take the steam tram to Medemblik
- ★Waag
Hoorn Travel Guide Sections
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