Hilversum, Media city in North Holland, Netherlands
Hilversum is a town in the center of the Netherlands, located about 22 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam and surrounded by forests, hills, and lakes. The municipal area spreads across several residential districts and parks, connected by cycling paths and green corridors.
The first brick buildings appeared around the year 900, while official recognition as a settlement came in 1305. The area later developed into a center for broadcasting and media production during the 20th century.
The place serves as the national center for radio and television broadcasting, where many Dutch networks operate their studios. Visitors regularly see production crews around the town center and can explore the media archive with its collections spanning nearly a century.
Three railway stations connect the place with major Dutch cities and provide regular train services. Local buses and an extensive network of cycling paths make it easy to move around the entire municipality.
The town hall from 1931 shows a modernist brick building by architect Willem Marinus Dudok with clean lines and a prominent tower. The structure influenced the architecture of many public buildings in the Netherlands during the interwar period.
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