Kortenhoef

Kortenhoef
Village
Rijksmonument, former Kortenhoef Town Hall
Rijksmonument, former Kortenhoef Town Hall
Coat of arms of Kortenhoef
Coat of arms
Kortenhoef is located in Netherlands
Kortenhoef
Kortenhoef
Location in the Netherlands
Kortenhoef is located in North Holland
Kortenhoef
Kortenhoef
Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Coordinates: 52°14′23″N 5°6′53″E / 52.23972°N 5.11472°E / 52.23972; 5.11472
CountryNetherlands
Province North Holland
MunicipalityWijdemeren
Area
[1]
 • Total14.81 km2 (5.72 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.2 m (0.7 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total6,710
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
1241[1]
Dialing code035

Kortenhoef (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɔrtə(n)ɦuf][3] or [kɔrtə(n)ˈɦuf])[4] is a village 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;[5] it merged with Loosdrecht and Nederhorst den Berg to form the new municipality of Wijdemeren in 2002.[6]

The village was first mentioned in 1235 as Curtenhoven, and means "short piece of land". It refers to the narrow plots of the peat excavation area.[7] Kortenhoef developed in the 12th century as a linear settlement.[8]

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 Renaissance Revival style in 1910. It was extended in 1930.[8]

Kortenhoef was home to 534 people in 1840. Around 1900, it became a painter's village due to the landscape surrounding the village.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1241AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Hmm! Het NK Palingroken in Kortenhoef". YouTube. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ "TV Magazine met nieuwe bruggen in Kortenhoef 24-07-2024". YouTube. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Kortenhoef". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Kortenhoef - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  8. ^ a b Ronald Stenvert & Saskia van Ginkel-Meester (2006). "Kortenhoef" (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. Retrieved 2 May 2022.