'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 | |
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Village | |
Coat of arms | |
The statistical district of 's-Graveland in the municipality of Wijdemeren. | |
Coordinates: 52°14′39″N 5°7′16″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) |
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
- Gustav Leonhardt (1928–2012), Dutch keyboard player, conductor, musicologist, teacher and editor,
- Tjalling Koopmans (1910-1985), Dutch American mathematician and economist and winner of the 1975 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences,
References
- CBS, Kerncijfers postcodegebieden 2004 : postcodegebied 1243.
- Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Statline: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2003-2005 . As of 1 January 2005. Archived April 27, 1999, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- J. Kuyper, Gemeente Atlas van Nederland, 1865-1870, "'s-Graveland". Map of the former municipality, around 1868.
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