Barsingerhorn is a village in the Dutch

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

 province of North Holland

North Holland

North Holland |West Frisian]]: Noard-Holland) is a province situated on the North Sea in the northwest part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is Haarlem and its largest city is Amsterdam.-Geography:...

. It is a part of the municipality of Niedorp

Niedorp

Niedorp is a municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland and the region of West-Frisia...

, and lies about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) north of Heerhugowaard

Heerhugowaard

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. It received city rights

City rights in the Netherlands

City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. A liegelord, usually a count, duke or similar member of high nobility, granted a settlement he owned certain town privileges that settlements without city rights did not have....

in 1415.

In 2001, the town of Barsingerhorn had 251 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.053 km², and contained 101 residences.
The statistical area "Barsingerhorn", which also can include the peripheral parts of the village, as well as the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 740.

Until 1990, Barsingerhorn was a separate municipality.

External links

• Barsingerhorn's official Website Map of the former municipality, around 1868.