Hoorn is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. It is located on the IJsselmeer, and acquired city rights in 1357. The name of the city became known all over the world when, in1616, the explorer Willem Corneliszoon Schouten braved furious storms as he rounded the southernmost tip of South America. He named it Kaap Hoorn (Cape Horn) in honour of his hometown. There are a lot of very interesting monuments in Hoorn.
On the 26th of March 2007, Hoorn will celebrated 650 years as a city. In 1357 Hoorn was awarded city rights by the count of Holland after a lump sum payment of 1500 "schilden" into the counts bank account.
