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's-Graveland | |
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Village | |
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![]() The statistical district of 's-Graveland in the municipality of Wijdemeren. | |
Coordinates: 52°14′39″N 5°7′16″E / 52.24417°N 5.12111°ECoordinates: 52°14′39″N 5°7′16″E / 52.24417°N 5.12111°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Holland |
Municipality | Wijdemeren |
Population (2004)[1] | |
• Total | 1,250 |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
'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.
The statistical district "'s-Graveland", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 1180.[2]
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:
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.
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