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Hilversum community
Flag of the Hilversum municipality
flag 		Coat of arms of the Hilversum community
coat of arms
province North Holland North Holland
mayor Pieter Broertjes ( PvdA )
Seat of the municipality Hilversum
Area
 - land
 - water 		46.35  km 2
45.62 km 2
0.73 km 2
CBS code 0402
Residents 90,253 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 1947 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 14 '  N , 5 ° 10'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 14 '  N , 5 ° 10'  E
Important traffic route A27 N201 N236 N415 N417 N524 N525
prefix 035
Postcodes 1201-1202, 1211-1218, 1221-1223, 1403
Website Homepage of Hilversum
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Hilversum ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the Netherlands with 90,253 inhabitants (as of January 31, 2019) in the province of North Holland . Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Hilversum is located in Gooiland , an area with heather, forest, meadows and small lakes. The city is located 30 km southeast of Amsterdam and 25 km north of Utrecht . It has three train stations: Hilversum Noord, Hilversum (both on the Amsterdam - Amersfoort - Groningen / Hengelo - Berlin line ) and Hilversum Sportpark. Motorways connect the city with Utrecht ( A27 ) and Amsterdam ( A1 ).

The community, a farming village until around 1820, is known as the “media city” because it is the radio and television center of the Netherlands. Dutch radio has been broadcasting here since the 1920s. Numerous radio and television studios are located here.

There is also some industry in Hilversum as well as a large shunting and maintenance facility for the Dutch Railways (Stapelplaats Crailoo) . Hilversum has been a popular place to live for commuters from Amsterdam for more than a century .

politics

Distribution of seats in the municipal council

Local elections 2018
 %
30th
20th
10
0
20.9
18.7
16.0
13.0
9.6
6.1
5.1
4.7
4.1
1.9
HvH
LH
Otherwise.
Gains and losses
compared to 2014
 % p
   8th
   6th
   4th
   2
   0
  -2
  -4
  -6
+6.0
-4.1
+1.5
+7.3
+1.3
-5.3
-4.6
± 0.0
+0.9
-3.0
HvH
LH
Otherwise.

The local elections on March 21, 2018 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Political party Seats
2006 2010 2014 2018
Hart voor Hilversum - 3 6th 8th
D66 3 8th 9 7th
VVD 7th 7th 6th 6th
GroenLinks 3 3 2 5
CDA 4th 3 3 4th
SP 4th 3 4th 2
PvdA 9 6th 3 2
ChristenUnie 1 2 2 2
Leefbaar Hilversum 5 2 1 1
Hilversum 1 - - 1 0
Lijst Yilmaz - - 0 -
Democratic Liberal Partij Hilversum 1 - - -
LPF 0 - - -
total 37 37 37 37

mayor

Pieter Broertjes ( PvdA ) has been the acting mayor of the municipality since July 1, 2011 . His colleagues include the councilors Wimar Jaeger ( D66 ), Floris Voorink ( VVD ), Willem van der Spek ( CDA ), Eric van der Want (D66) and the municipal secretary Dick Emmer .

Attractions

Hilversum town hall
Vituskerk Hilversum
  • The town hall in Hilversum, which is known nationwide for its architecture, was built in the years 1928–1931 according to the plans of the community architect Willem Marinus Dudok , who is also responsible for many other architectural monuments in Hilversum. As Rijksmonument No. 46773 it is a Dutch cultural monument. The program Traumhochzeit , hosted by Linda de Mol , was filmed in this building. In the basement of the town hall there is a permanent exhibition on the architect.
  • The Roman Catholic St. Vitus Church, which was built in 1892 in neo-Gothic style according to the plans of the master builder Pierre Cuypers , has a capacity of approx. 1,800 people; its tower is 100 meters high. It is Rijksmonument No. 22159.
  • The Hilversum Municipal Museum, which opened in 2005, shows exhibitions on art and architecture.
  • In the Media Park on the north side of the city, there are radio and television studios. The Museum of Radio and Television ( Beeld en Geluid Experience ) was built here in 2006 .

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the church

People related to Hilversum

various

In 1958, the third edition of the Grand Prix Eurovision de la Chanson took place in Hilversum . In later years, Hilversum was the seat of the Dutch jury again and again .

In 1994, the Hilversum Conservatory merged with the Sweelinck Conservatory to form the Conservatorium van Amsterdam (located in nearby Amsterdam ).

On May 6, 2002, the politician Pim Fortuyn was shot dead in Hilversum's Mediapark .

Web links

Commons : Hilversum  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Hilversum  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Result of the local elections: 2014 2018 ( Memento from May 9, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 8, 2018 (Dutch)
  3. ↑ Allocation of seats in the municipal council: 2006 2010 2014 2018 ( Memento from May 9, 2018 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 8, 2018 (Dutch)
  4. ^ College van Burgemeester en Wethouders ( Memento from May 9, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Gemeente Hilversum, accessed on May 8, 2018 (Dutch)