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Cities
- PurmerendPurmerendPurmerend is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.The city is surrounded by polders, such as the Purmer, Beemster and the Wormer. The city became the trade center of the region but the population grew relatively slow. Only after 1960 did the population...
(20 km) - EnkhuizenEnkhuizenEnkhuizen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.Enkhuizen was one of the harbour-towns of the VOC, just like Hoorn and Amsterdam, from where overseas trade with the East Indies was conducted. It received city rights in 1355...
(24 km) - AlkmaarAlkmaarAlkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. Alkmaar is well known for its traditional cheese market. For tourists, it is a popular cultural destination.-History:...
(27 km) - AmsterdamAmsterdamAmsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
(45 km) - LelystadLelystadLelystad is a municipality and a city in the centre of the Netherlands, and it is the capital of the province of Flevoland. The city, built on reclaimed land, was founded in 1967 and was named after Cornelis Lely, who engineered the Afsluitdijk, making the reclamation possible...
(55 km) - Den HelderDen HelderDen Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula...
(60 km) - Leeuwarden (99 km)
Towns (within 50 km)
- Edam (18 km)
- MedemblikMedemblikMedemblik is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia.- History :...
(20 km) - VolendamVolendamVolendam is a town in North Holland in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Edam-Volendam. The town has about 22,000 inhabitants .- History :...
(21 km)
Villages
- BerkhoutBerkhoutBerkhout is a town in the northwest Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Koggenland, North Holland, about 5 km west of Hoorn.In 2001, the town of Berkhout had 956 inhabitants...
(5 km) - SchardamSchardamSchardam is a small village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Zeevang, and lies about southwest of Hoorn....
(6 km) - WognumWognumWognum is a former municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Wognum received city rights in 1392 but lost them in 1426...
(8 km) - NibbixwoudNibbixwoudNibbixwoud is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Medemblik, and lies about 9 km north of Hoorn.Nibbixwoud was a separate municipality until 1979, when it was merged with Wognum....
(9 km)
Hoorn is approximately latitudinal with the towns of Norwich
Norwich
Norwich is a city in England. It is the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. During the 11th century, Norwich was the largest city in England after London, and one of the most important places in the kingdom...
(England) and Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
(Germany).