's-Graveland (municipality of Wijdemeren)
Village, originated on the border of the Gooise sandy soils with the Hollands-Utrecht lowland area. The peat was already mined in the 12th century. A group of Amsterdam dignitaries got a concession from the States of Holland in 1625 to unravel and exploit the higher, wild heathland. After an agreement with the Erfgooiers (1634), the 's-Gravelandsev...
