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Kornhorn

Village in Groningen, Netherlands

53°11′N 6°15′E / 53.183°N 6.250°E / 53.183; 6.250Country

NetherlandsProvince

GroningenMunicipality

WesterkwartierArea

^[1]

• Total0.49 km² (0.19 sq mi)Elevation

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2 m (7 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total495 • Density1,000/km² (2,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

9864

Dialing code0594

Kornhorn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɔrnɦɔrn]) is a village in Westerkwartier municipality in the Dutch province of Groningen. It had a population of around 495 in 2021.^[1]

Overview

Kornhorn is situated along a dike in a raised bog.^[3] It was first mentioned in 1596 as Corriger sandt. The current name means the people of Corre/Curre near the bend (of the dike). (See also: Koarnjum).^[4] In 1840, the hamlet was home to 61 people, and considered part of Doezum. In 1930, it received the status of a village.^[3] In the 1940s, a disagreement to which parish Kornhorn belonged,^[5] resulted in a schism and the establishment of three churches.^[3] In 2017, one of the churches dissolved.^[6] In 2018, it became part of the municipality Westerkwartier.^[3]

Notable people

IJje Wijkstra [nl] (1895–1941), murderer about whom the film The Mark of the Beast was made^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 9 March 2022. Wehe-den Hoorn-West + Wehe-den Hoorn-Oost
^ "Postcodetool for 9864PA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Kornhorn". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Kornhorn". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "De kwestie Kornhorn". De standaard (in Dutch). 25 July 1942. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Gkv Kornhorn wordt opgeheven". Reformatorisch Dagblad (in Dutch). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Een supermooi verhaal". de Volkskrant (in Dutch). 27 December 2001. Retrieved 9 March 2022.