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Kortenhoef works well as a base: 5 minutes from Loosdrecht, 11km from Muiderslot.
Kortenhoef is in North Holland, Netherlands, with about 6,300 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Loosdrecht, about 4 km away.
Kortenhoef (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɔrtə(n)ɦuf] or [kɔrtə(n)ˈɦuf]) 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 mergedRead more
with 's-Graveland retaining the latter name; it merged with Loosdrecht and Nederhorst den Berg to form the new municipality of Wijdemeren in 2002.
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.
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.
Kortenhoef was home to 534 people in 1840. Around 1900, it became a painter's village due to the landscape surrounding the village.
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Within an hour or so of Kortenhoef: Naarden-Vesting (7 km), Muiderslot (11 km), Kasteel de Haar (15 km), Dom Tower of Utrecht (17 km).
The nearest famous roads are Houtribdijk, Afsluitdijk and Brouwersdam.
Kortenhoef is in North Holland, Netherlands, about 4 km from Loosdrecht.
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The best-preserved star fortification town in Europe, a double-moated six-pointed star of 17th-century ramparts enclosing a grid of gabled streets, 25 minutes from Amsterdam yet ignored by most itineraries.
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castle
A moated red-brick medieval fortress at the mouth of the Vecht, one of the best-preserved castles in the Netherlands.
11 km · about 20 min drive
castle
The Netherlands' largest castle, a turreted neo-Gothic fairytale with moats and formal gardens near Utrecht.
15 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
17 km · about 20 min drive
museum
Gerrit Rietveld's radical 1924 Utrecht house, the purest built statement of De Stijl with its sliding walls and Mondrian palette: UNESCO-listed and visitable on pre-booked tours.
17 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
The oldest zoo in the Netherlands, founded in 1838, combining a zoo, aquarium, planetarium, and botanical garden.
19 km · about 20 min drive
museum
The world's largest collection of Van Gogh's works with over 200 paintings, 500 drawings, and 700 letters in Amsterdam.
20 km · about 25 min drive
museum
The Netherlands' national museum showcasing 800 years of Dutch art and history, including Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
20 km · about 25 min drive
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