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| Province | North Holland |
| Area - Land - Water | 46.25 km² 46.04 km² 0.21 km² |
| Population 2003 - Density | 83,306 1809/km² |
Hilversum is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands in an area called Het Gooi. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller villages.
Ankeveen, Blaricum, Bussum, 's Graveland, Hollandsche Rading, Kortenhoef, Lage Vuursche, Maartensdijk and Nieuw-Loosdrecht.
Hilversum lies some 30 km south-east of Amsterdam and 25 km north of Utrecht.
The town is often called "media city" as it is the principal centre for radio and television broadcasting in the Netherlands. Radio Netherlands, heard worldwide via shortwave radio since the 1920s, is based here. Hilversum is home to an extensive complex of audio and television studios belonging to the national broadcast production company NOB, as well as to the studios and offices of all the Dutch public broadcasting organizations and many commercial TV production companies too.
Hilversum is also known for its architecturally important "Raadhuis" or town hall, designed by Willem Dudok (1884-1974).
The town has three railway stations: Hilversum Noord, Hilversum and Hilversum Sportpark.
Hilversum is built by the Belgians (from Antwerp) when they fleeded from the Spanish troops.
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