's-Graveland
Village in North Holland and part of Gooi, Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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's-Graveland is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Wijdemeren, and lies about 4 km northwest of Hilversum. The former municipality of 's-Graveland merged with Loosdrecht and Nederhorst den Berg on 1 January 2002 to form the new municipality Wijdemeren.
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's-Graveland | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 52°14′39″N 5°7′16″E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland and part of Gooi |
Municipality | Wijdemeren |
Area | |
• Total | 5.55 km2 (2.14 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0.5 m (1.6 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,320 |
• Density | 240/km2 (620/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 1243[1] |
Dialing code | 035 |
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The village was first mentioned in 1634 as "de akkers in 's Graevenlandt" and means "the land of Count of Holland" (Albrecht van Beieren) and served as a hunting ground. This area was cultivated from 1625; nine years later the resulting polder was parceled out to six people.[3][4]