Kortenhoef

Kortenhoef is a town 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.
In 2001, the village of Kortenhoef had 5,548 inhabitants. The built-up area was 0.76 km², and contained 2174 residences. The statistical district "Kortenhoef", which covers the village and the surrounding countryside, has a population of around 6250.