Editing Hoorn (section)

=== Eighteenth century to present ===
[[File:Exterieur OVERZICHT - Hoorn - 20262990 - RCE.jpg|thumb|230px|[[Roode Steen]] in 1975]]
Hoorn's fortunes declined somewhat in the eighteenth century. The prosperous trading port became little more than a sleepy fishing village on the Zuiderzee.<ref name="WG-Historie" /> Following [[French period|Napoleonic occupation]], there was a period during which the town gradually turned its back on the sea.<ref name="WG-Historie" /> It developed to become a regional center of trade, mainly serving the smaller villages of West Friesland.<ref name="WG-Historie" /> Stallholders and shopkeepers devoted themselves to the sale of dairy products and seeds.<ref name="WG-Historie" /> After the introduction of [[Rail transport|railways]] and [[metalled road]]s in the late nineteenth century, Hoorn rapidly took its place as a conveniently located and easily accessible hub in the network of towns and villages of North Holland. In 1932, the [[Afsluitdijk]] was completed, and Hoorn was no longer a seaport.

The years after [[World War II]] saw a period of renewed growth.<ref name="WG-Historie" /> At the center of a flourishing [[Horticulture|horticultural]] region, the city developed a highly varied and dynamic economy.<ref name="WG-Historie" /> In the 1970s, Hoorn was designated as an "overflow" city ({{Lang|nl|groeikern}}) by the Dutch government to relieve pressure on the overcrowded [[Randstad]] region.<ref name="WG-Historie" /> As a consequence, thousands of people swapped their cramped little [[apartment]]s in Amsterdam for a family house with a garden in one of Hoorn's newly developed residential areas.<ref name="WG-Historie" />