Duivenvoorde Castle
Duivenvoorde Castle is a castle in the town of Voorschoten, South Holland, in the Netherlands. It was first mentioned in 1226, making it one of the oldest castles in South Holland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in Voorschoten, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Kasteel Duivenvoorde”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ter Horst estate and Voorschoten railway station.
Voorschoten railway station
Railway station
Photo: Vysotsky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Voorschoten is a railway station in Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlands.
Landgoed de Horsten
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Landgoed de Horsten is a nature reserve.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Voorschoten and Leidschendam.
Voorschoten
Town
Photo: Heleenmeijer, CC BY 3.0.
Voorschoten is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It is a smaller town in the Randstad, enclosed by the cities of Leiden, Wassenaar and Leidschendam-Voorburg. Voorschoten is situated 2½ km northeast of Duivenvoorde Castle.
Leidschendam
Town
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Leidschendam is a town and former municipality in the province of South Holland of the Netherlands. Along with Voorburg and Stompwijk, it is part of the municipality Leidschendam-Voorburg. Leidschendam is situated 3 km southwest of Duivenvoorde Castle.
Wassenaar
Photo: E v Schoonhoven, CC BY 3.0.
Wassenaar is a town in the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. Wassenaar is the richest municipality in the Netherlands, and is attractive as a residence for the wealthy with many grand villas.
Duivenvoorde Castle
- Categories: château, museum, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gemeente Voorschoten, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.11136° or 52° 6′ 41″ northLongitude
4.41746° or 4° 25′ 3″ eastElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
9F464C68+GXOpenStreetMap ID
node 347390738OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Slovenian—“Duivenvoorde Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “德伊芬福尔德城堡”
- Chinese: “德伊芬福爾德城堡”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Duivenvoorde”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 46975”
- French: “Duivenvoorde”
- German: “Kastel Duivenvoorde”
- Italian: “Castello Duivenvoorde”
- Italian: “Kasteel Duivenvoorde”
- Polish: “Kasteel Duivenvoorde”
- Slovenian: “Grad Duivenvoorde”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as De Groene Horsten and De Coulissen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Klankvijver and Landgoed Duivenvoorde.
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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 “Duivenvoorde Castle”. Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.