Kortenhoef is a village in North Holland,

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with a population of about 6,780. It is an important part of the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Wijdemeren Wijdemeren () is a municipality in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland, on the western border of the Gooi region. Wijdemeren contains many lakes. In the north(east) ''Spiegelplas'' and ''Ankeveense Plassen'', in the (south)west ''Lo ...

, and lies about 5 km northwest of Hilversum. Kortenhoef was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged with

's-Graveland 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 ...

retaining the latter name; it merged with

Loosdrecht Loosdrecht () is a town in the municipality of Wijdemeren, North Holland, the Netherlands, with a population of about 8,600 inhabitants. Loosdrecht consists of two small villages: Nieuw-Loosdrecht and Oud-Loosdrecht. Nieuw Loosdrecht covers a ...

and Nederhorst den Berg to form the new municipality of Wijdemeren in 2002. The village was first mentioned in 1235 as Curtenhoven, and means "short piece of land". It refers to the narrow plots of the

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excavation area. Kortenhoef developed in the 12th century as a linear settlement. The Dutch Reformed church is a single aisled church with needle spire. The tower and choir were built during the second half of the 14th century. The former town hall was built in

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style in 1910. It was extended in 1930. Kortenhoef was home to 534 people in 1840. Around 1900, it became a painter's village due to the landscape surrounding the village.

Gallery

File:Kortenhoef-Kortenhoefse-dijk-Moleneind-MSD-20101021-213245.jpg, De Karekiet File:Fort Kijkuit Fortwachterswoning.jpg, Fortwachterswoning File:Kortenhoef-Kortenhoefse-plassen-MSDC-20110705-240575.jpg, Kortenhoefse Plassen Kortenhoef - Sint Antonius Kerk RM17394.JPG, St. Anthony Church

References

Former municipalities of North Holland Populated places in North Holland Wijdemeren {{NorthHolland-geo-stub