Baarn

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Baarn municipality
Flag of the municipality of Baarn
flag 		Coat of arms of the municipality of Baarn
coat of arms
province Utrecht Utrecht
mayor Mark Röell ( VVD )
Seat of the municipality Baarn
Area
 - land
 - water 		33.03  km 2
32.57 km 2
0.46 km 2
CBS code 0308
Residents 24,709 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density 748 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates 52 ° 13 '  N , 5 ° 18'  E Coordinates: 52 ° 13 '  N , 5 ° 18'  E
Important traffic route A1 E231 A27 N221 N234 N414 N415
prefix 035
Postcodes 3740-3744
Website Homepage of Baarn
LocatieBaarn.png
Template: Infobox location in the Netherlands / maintenance / map

Baarn ( listen ? / I ) is a municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht . Eembrugge, Lage Vuursche and part of Soestdijk also belong to the municipality . Audio file / audio sample

Location and economy

Baarn is located 30 kilometers southeast of Amsterdam on the car and railways to Amersfoort . It lies between the forest area Het Gooi / Utrechtse Heuvelrug and the polders of the river Eem ( see also Amersfoort). As in neighboring Soest , there are many commuters from the capital, Hilversum and Utrecht . Baarn has several publishers. Economically, tourism and agriculture are more important.

history

Baarn emerged as a settlement along a trade route to Amsterdam in the 12th century. It received city ​​rights from the bishop of Utrecht around 1350 , but never grew into an actual city, especially since the right to fortify it had not been granted. In the “Golden Age” , 1600–1670, like in 's -Graveland , many wealthy Amsterdammers had a country house or a pleasure palace built in the previous farming village. After 1870 it became a villa village for wealthy commuters and retirees from Amsterdam. After 1950, the less well-off could also afford an apartment in Baarn, as the new districts also contained social housing.

The royal house

Palais Soestdijk is located on the Baarns estate, in Soestdijk , on the border with the municipality of Soest . In 1638 the grounds of today's palace on the so-called Zoestdijk were bought by Cornelis de Graeff . He had his country house built there with an accompanying park . Subsequently, Soestdijk came to the House of Orange . The Dutch Queen Juliana used it as a residence from 1937 to 2004 together with her husband Bernhard zur Lippe-Biesterfeld . Queen Juliana also died there on March 20, 2004.

The castle was built in 1674 on the orders of the "governor-king" Wilhelm III. Built in 1816 with the two side wings widened and whitewashed. It has been owned by the government since 1971. It has been open to the public for three years since the beginning of 2007 until its final destination has been clarified. Tickets must be ordered in advance.

Model of Drakensteyn Castle in Madurodam

In Lage Vuursche there is the Drakensteyn castle ( ), where the then Crown Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands lived with her family from around 1967–1981. After Julianas and Beatrix's inauguration in 1980, the family finally moved to The Hague . Drakensteyn is still privately owned and Princess Beatrix has been using it as a private residence again since her abdication on April 30, 2013. World icon

A farm called Drakensteyn was mentioned here as early as 1359. However, the current building was built for Gerard van Reede in 1640–1643. It has an octagonal floor plan, is surrounded by a moat and can only be reached via a bridge. It changed hands several times as well as its appearance and is today in the classical style .

Attractions

The royal domains mentioned above have been open to the public for a limited time since 2007. Groeneveld Castle , west of Baarn, is a center for information about nature and the landscape (temporary exhibitions; open at noon) in the middle of a forest. The castle has a 130-hectare park, which was built in the Dutch Baroque style and is characterized by strict geometric shapes and impressive driveways.

The forests are suitable for walking, horse riding or cycling.

  • Soestdijk near Baarn: country estate, hunting lodge and residence

  • Baarn, Paaskerk , the church is called after the Paasfeest , Pasen = Easter

  • Baarn, church: de Pauluskerk

  • Nicolaaskerk, Church of St. Nicholas

  • Field near Groeneveld Castle

  • Bach at Groeneveld Castle

sons and daughters of the town

Town twinning

Web links

Commons : Baarn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
  2. ↑ Stadsrechte ( Memento from September 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) De oorsprong van Baarn on www.baarn.nl