'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 Berg on 1 January 2002 to form the new municipality Wijdemeren.

's-Graveland
Village
Coat of arms
The statistical district of 's-Graveland in the municipality of Wijdemeren.
Coordinates: 52°14′39″N 5°7′16″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityWijdemeren
Population
 (2004)[1]
 • Total1,250
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)

The statistical district "'s-Graveland", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1180.[2]

Estates

Since the seventeenth century,'s-Graveland was a popular location for wealthy families from Amsterdam, who bought, built or inherited villas and estates there, like:

  • Bantam,
  • Boekesteyn,
  • Gooilust,
  • Hilverbeek aan de Leeuwenlaan,
  • Land en Bosch,
  • Schaep en Burgh,
  • Schoonoord,
  • Spanderswoud,
  • Sperwershof,
  • Spiegelrust,
  • Swaenenburgh,
  • Trompenburgh, built by Cornelis Tromp, in loan by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.

The 's-Gravelandsevaart or 's-Gravelands canal ('vaart' is a passage for boats, 'varen' means to sail in Dutch), where most of the homes were built, used to be a major connection between Amsterdam and Hilversum. Transport per ship was often preferred over carriage, because the roads were not paved.

In the year 1672 the French caused a lot of damage, destroying homes and killing inhabitants. In 1673 the French abandoned the area again, and many homes were rebuilt, new gardens were added in French fashion.

Notable people

References
  1. CBS, Kerncijfers postcodegebieden 2004 : postcodegebied 1243.
  2. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005. Archived April 27, 1999, at the Wayback Machine
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