Oud-Loosdrecht is a village in the
province
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of
North Holland,
Netherlands
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. It is a part of the
town
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Origin and use
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of
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 the
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
of
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 ...
; it lies about 6 km west of
Hilversum.
History
The village was first mentioned in 1384 as "van der Loesdrecht". The current name means "old ferry over the drainage canal". Oud (old) has been added to distinguish from
Nieuw-Loosdrecht.
It contains a large amount of
Rijksmonumenten.
Gallery
531437 Fort Spion Fortaanleg en aardwerken.jpg, Fort Spion
File:Oud-Loosdrecht.jpg, View on Loosdrechtse Plassen lake along the Veendijk
File:Oud-Loosdrecht, de Nederlands Hervormde kerk RM26225 foto7 2017-07-09 16.01.jpg, Church of Oud-Loosdrecht
File:Oud Loosdrecht - Oud Loosdrechtsedijk 7-9 RM26199.JPG, Rijksmonument on the Oud-Loosdrechtsedijk
References
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Populated places in North Holland
Wijdemeren