The Church of Den Hoorn
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Mirtilli
N 53° 01.591 E 004° 45.043
31U E 617414 N 5876653
The beautiful church of Den Hoorn with its white tower is the most frequently photographed subject on Texel. The traditional buildings are reminders of the days in which pilot ship sailors and whale hunters occupied this high-lying village.
Waymark Code: WM8JT8
Location: Noord-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 04/11/2010
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The Dutch-Reformed church, the famous white little church of Den Hoorn, was built in the beginning of the 15th century in the location where a wooden chapel had been that had been pulled down in 1409. In 1425 the church was finished and was provided with its church tower 25 years later in 1450. Later this spire also served as a beacon and even today the church tower has got three lamps for the benefit of navigation at sea.
In the 17th century the choir was demolished and replaced by a straight wall. The year 1646 inscribed in the church"s wall anchors is reminiscent of this fact. The church clock was cast in the 15th century. In World War II this clock was confiscated by the German occupiers. It was shipped off to Germany together with 200 other clocks. However, the skipper sank his ship near Urk and after the war all the clocks were recovered and restored to their places.
It"s a striking feature that the church is not in the centre of the village. In the past, however, it was. Den Hoorn had been much larger once, but when shipping decreased many houses became uninhabited and as a result were demolished.
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