Kornhorn is a village in Westerkwartier municipality in the Dutch province of Groningen. It had a population of around 495 in 2021.[1]

Kornhorn
Village
Kornhorn church
Kornhorn Location of the village in the province of Groningen Show map of Groningen (province) Kornhorn Kornhorn (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 53°11′N 6°15′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Westerkwartier
Area [1]
• Total	0.49 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	495
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	9864
Dialing code	0594

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

External links

• Media related to Kornhorn at Wikimedia Commons

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