Hilversum
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Summary
Hilversum is a municipality of the Netherlands[1]. Hilversum ranks in the top 4% of municipality of the netherlands entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,155 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: North Holland[3]
- Country: Netherlands[4]
- Head of government: Gerhard van den Top[5]
- Instance of: town[6], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[7]
- Shares border with: Baarn[8], Laren[9], Wijdemeren[10], Weesp[11], Gooise Meren[12]
- Flag: flag of Hilversum[13]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Hilversum[14]
- Postal code: 1200–1223[15]
- Commons category: Hilversum[16]
- Local dialing code: 035[17]
- Archives at: Streekarchief Gooi en Vechtstreek[18]
- Official website: https://hilversum.nl/[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hilversum[20]
- Commons gallery: Hilversum[21]
- Email address: mailto:gemeente@hilversum.nl[22]
- Population: 87,817[23], 84,573[24], 88,888[25], 89,521[26], 90,238[27], 4367[28], 4999[29], 5454[30], 5818[31], 6586[32], 9165[33], 12,453[34], 20,802[35], 31,458[36]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Hilversum[37]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[38], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[39]
- Capital of: Q111691930[40]
- Contains settlement: Egelshoek[41]
- List of monuments: Lijst van rijksmonumenten in Hilversum[42], Gemeentelijke monumenten in Hilversum[43], list of war memorials in Hilversum[44]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Hilversum[45]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Hilversum[46]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Hilversum include Hilversum culture[47], an archaeological culture[48]; Hilversum railway station[49], a railway station[50], in Netherlands[51]; and Hilversum Airport[52], an airport[53], in Netherlands[54].
Why It Matters
Hilversum has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Hilversum is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]
Entities named for Hilversum include Hilversum culture[47], an archaeological culture[48]; Hilversum railway station[49], a railway station[50], in Netherlands[51]; and Hilversum Airport[52], an airport[53], in Netherlands[54].