Kortenhoef

Also known as Curtevenne

Kortenhoef ( or ) 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; it merged with Loosdrecht and Nederhorst den Berg to form the new municipality of Wijdemeren in 2002.

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Place details

Locality: Kortenhoef
Region: Noord-Holland
Country: Nederland
Population: 6,250
Timezone: Europe/Amsterdam

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Kortenhoef
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.native_name_lang: nl
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Kortenhoefsedijk 155.png
Settlement.image_caption: Rijksmonument, former Kortenhoef Town Hall
Settlement.image_size: 280px
Settlement.image_shield: Kortenhoef wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x170px
Settlement.motto: <!--
Settlement.image_map: LocatieWijdemeren.png
Settlement.image_map1: Map NL - Wijdemeren - Kortenhoef.png
Settlement.map_caption1: The town centre (darkgreen) and the statistical district (lightgreen) of Kortenhoef in the municipality of Wijdemeren. -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2151
Area: 14.89
Image: Kortenhoefsedijk 155.png

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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. Kortenhoef developed in the 12th century as a linear settlement.