We Amsterdam

The town of Hilversum, 30 km (19 mi) south-east of Amsterdam, has been crowned with this unofficial title. Hilversum is the principal centre for radio and television broadcasting in the Netherlands. Radio Netherlands, heard worldwide via shortwave radio since the 1920s, is also based there. The namesake of the city as the site of the original dam, Dam Square, is the main city square and has the Royal Palace and National Monument.