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Oegstgeest

Oud Poelgeest

Oud Poelgeest is a castle in , north of , that was the former home of the Dutch scientist Herman Boerhaave. He was a Dutch humanist and physician of European fame.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: castle in Oegstgeest
  • Also known as: “Kasteel Oud Poelgeest”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leidse Hout and Kikkermolen.

Park
Photo: Lucien504, Public domain.
The is a public in , . It is located between the border of , approximately 1.5 kilometers northwest of the Leiden city center, and on the northern border of the Leiden Diaconessenhuis hospital.

Windmill
Photo: Quistnix, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a windmill, which is situated 350 metres southeast of Oud Poelgeest.

Hospital
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is a hospital, which is situated 670 metres south of Oud Poelgeest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include D’Oude Morsch and Binnenstad.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is easily one of the most enchanting cities in the . It's home to the oldest university in the country, the birthplace of Rembrandt and breeding ground for ground-breaking science and Nobel laureates for centuries.

Oud Poelgeest

Latitude
52.17964° or 52° 10′ 47″ north
Longitude
4.48483° or 4° 29′ 5″ east
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Inception
1650
Open location code
9F465FHM+VW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 281670196
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Geo­Names ID
2748912
Wiki­data ID
Q18771243
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Oud Poelgeest” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “Kasteel Oud-Poelgeest”
  • Chinese: “旧普尔海斯特城堡”
  • Chinese: “旧波尔海斯特城堡”
  • Chinese: “舊普爾海斯特城堡”
  • Danish: “Oud Poelgeest”
  • Dutch: “Kasteel Oud-Poelgeest”
  • Dutch: “Oud-Poelgeest”
  • Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 515702”
  • Georgian: “ოიუდ-პულგესტი”
  • German: “Oud Poelgeest”
  • Slovenian: “Grad Oud Poelgeest”
  • Swedish: “Oud Poelgeest”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oud Poelgeest”. Photo: Wikifrits, CC BY-SA 3.0.