Oud-Loosdrecht Explained

Oud-Loosdrecht
Settlement Type:Village
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Wijdemeren
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:0.4
Area Total Km2:15.58
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2,205
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:1231
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:035

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.[3] [4]

It contains a large amount of Rijksmonumenten.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1231AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 2 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 2 May 2022.
  3. Web site: Oud-Loosdrecht - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 2 May 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Loosdrecht - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 2 May 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Oud-Loosdrecht . Plaatsengids . 2 May 2022 . nl.