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Hoorn (The Netherlands)

Noord-Holland province

by Mark Sensen, 14 November 1996
adopted 26 Mar 1957

Hoorn municipality
Historical flag
Hoorn Coat of Arms
Blokker [former municipality]

See also:

Hoorn municipality

Number of inhabitants (1 Jan 2003): 67.529; area: 52,49 km². Settlements: Hoorn (seat), Blokker, Zwaag.
In 1979 the municipalities of Hoorn, Blokker and Zwaag merged to form the new municipality of Hoorn.
The flag of Hoorn was officially adopted 26 Mar 1957.
By municipal resolution of 13 Feb 1979 the flag of Hoorn municipality was officially adopted for the new Hoorn municipality. The flag consists of three equally wide horizontal stripes red - white - red.
The oldest known image of the flag of Hoorn occurs on a painting by Hendrik Cornelisz. Vroom in 1622. There are also images with on the central stripe a red horn. This variant has come into disuse.
Source: the Hoorn municipal website.

Historical flag

Three horizontal stripes, red-white-red, with a red posthorn in the centre of the white stripe.
(Source: Dutch atlas made by Delisle in 1739)
James Dignan, 14 November 1996

Hoorn Coat of Arms

image from the Hoorn municipal website.

Granted 26 June 1816.

Blokker [former municipality]

Shipmate Flagchart : http://www.flagchart.net

Adopted 21 June 1962.

Blokker consists of two parts: Westerblokker in the municipality of Hoorn, and Oosterblokker in Drechterland. Until 1979, Blokker was a separate municipality.