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Oud-Loosdrecht
Sign in to saveOud-Loosdrecht is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a part of the town of Loosdrecht and the municipality of Wijdemeren; it lies about 6 km west of Hilversum.
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- Locality
- Loosdrecht
- Region
- Noord-Holland
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 2,035
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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Oud-Loosdrecht is a village in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. It is a part of the town of Loosdrecht and the municipality of Wijdemeren; it lies about 6 km west of Hilversum.
==History== The village was first mentioned in 1384 as "van der Loesdrecht". The current name means "old ferry over the drainage canal". Oud (old) has been added to distinguish from Nieuw-Loosdrecht.
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