Binnenstad Hoorn , North Holland, Netherlands — Northwestern Europe
Hoorn WWII Memorial
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 22, 2025
1. Hoorn WWII Memorial Marker
1940-1945
Louis Agsteribbe · Cato Agsteribbe-Soesan · Harm Aiking · Ide Appel · Jacob Bakker · Nicolaas Bakker · Frisia N. Benima · Abraham van den Berge · Hendrik de Best · Gerrit T. Bejving · Johannes Bosch · Cornelis P. Botman · Jacob van de Bovenkamp · Jacob Breijer · Herman J. Brugman · Hendrik Danner · Martinus Danner · Arie Groot · Coenraad Hellingman · J. Hoek · Petrus J. Hofman · Jacob Homan · Cristiaan Hulsebos · Theodorus F. Hulskes · Afra M. Kramer-Deen · Jan H. Machielsen · Pieter Nooteboom · Jan P. E. Ott · Gerrit Otte · Jan Peetoom · Alexander Polak · Isaac Polak · David Polak · Vrouwtje Polak-Blindeman · Hijman D. Polak · Jacobus D. Poll · Wilhelmus H. Pommerel · Pieter C. Pot · Arie J.W. de Rek · Christiaan Rhodens · Jacob Rinses · Jacobus Schekkerman · Cornelis N. Sombeek · Philippus J. Sopar · Harm Stoelwinder · Leo C. Stufbergen · Jacobus M. Tak · David G. Trompetter · Louisa Trompetter-Bremer · Jacob Velt · Nicolaas Vleerlaag · Leonardus H. IJ. Vleeschdraager · Sara Vleeschdraager-Jacobs · Reinder M. J. van der Vlugt · Cornelis Walters · Dirk Wiggelaar
Erected 1953.
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.
Location. 52° 38.492′ N, 5° 3.592′
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Regionally, it is in Europe, the European Union, Atlantic Europe, the Benelux Low Countries, the Schengen Area, Western Europe, and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Nieuwstraat 18 (within shouting distance of this marker); Burgerweeshuis / Orphanage (within shouting distance of this marker); Graaf van Bossu (within shouting distance of this marker); Kloosterpoort / Convent Gate (1607) (within shouting distance of this marker); Admiraliteitspoortje / Admiralty Gate (1607) (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Lutherse Kerk / Lutheran Church (about 120 meters away); Grote Kerk (about 120 meters away); Monument bij het Grote Kerk / Grote Kerk Executions Memorial (about 120 meters away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hoorn.
Also see . . . Oorlog in Hoorn (Comitι Hoorn 40-45, in Dutch). The QR code on the small sponsorship plaque below the memorial leads to this page, which provides information on the war in Hoorn, and specifics on the memorial. Excerpt (in translation):
This monument, set into the wall of the old town hall in Nieuwsteeg, was erected in 1953 for all 56 Hoorn residents who died in the war. The plaque is a tribute to them; it(Submitted on November 16, 2025.)reminds us how war cruelly and irreparably disrupts the lives of ordinary people. That's why wreaths are hung here every year on May 4th.Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, March 22, 20252. Hoorn WWII Memorial - wide view, looking west on Nieuwstraat
Each name represents a life, and each name tells its own story. Seven victims were soldiers who died fighting the Germans and Japanese. The others were ordinary civilians. Three of them were in the resistance and were shot for it. Others died during prisoner transport, in a concentration camp, or because they were forced to work in German industry (Arbeitseinsatz). Tragically, twelve days before the liberation, another person was shot by German landwachters during a street arrest.
Twelve names on the wall are of residents of Jewish descent. They were murdered in the Auschwitz or Sobibor extermination camps. The name of a six-month-old child is not listed here: the boy Hans Agsteribbe was born in captivity in Amsterdam and gassed along with his mother in Sobibor.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2025, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
