Kortenhoef

Kortenhoef
Town
Rijksmonument, former town hall of Kortenhoef

Coat of arms

The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Kortenhoef in the municipality of Wijdemeren.
Coordinates: 52°14′23″N 5°6′53″E / 52.23972°N 5.11472°E / 52.23972; 5.11472Coordinates: 52°14′23″N 5°6′53″E / 52.23972°N 5.11472°E / 52.23972; 5.11472
Country Netherlands
Province  North Holland
Municipality Wijdemeren
Area
 • Total 14.89 km2 (5.75 sq mi)
Population (2007)
 • Total 6,780
 • Density 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Kortenhoef is a town in North Holland, Netherlands with a population of about 6,780. It is an important part of the municipality of Wijdemeren, and lies about 5 km northwest of Hilversum. Kortenhoef was a separate municipality until 1966, when it was merged with 's-Graveland retaining the latter name;[1] it merged with Loosdrecht and Nederhorst den Berg to form the new municipality of Wijdemeren in 2002.

In 2001, the village of Kortenhoef had 5,548 inhabitants. The built-up area was 0.76 km², and contained 2174 residences.[2] The statistical district "Kortenhoef", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 6250.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
  2. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2003-11-28. . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  3. ↑ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005.
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