Heemstede Castle
Heemstede Castle is the site of the old castle of Heemstede. The property is situated at the site of the former castle 'Heerlijkheid Heemstede', or 'Huis te Heemstede', at a strategic position on mouth of the Spaarne river on the Haarlem lake.Photo: Jane023, Public domain.
- Type: Ruin
- Description: castle in the Netherlands, now demolished
- Also known as: “Slot Heemstede”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort bij Heemstede and Museum De Cruquius.
Fort bij Heemstede
Fort
Photo: Hanno Lans, CC BY 2.0.
Fort bij Heemstede is situated 300 metres south of Heemstede Castle.
Museum De Cruquius
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Museum De Cruquius occupies the old Cruquius steam pumping station in Cruquius, the Netherlands. It derives its name from Nicolaas Kruik, a Dutch land-surveyor and one of many promoters of a plan to pump the Haarlemmermeer dry. Museum De Cruquius is situated 520 metres east of Heemstede Castle.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk
Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk is a church, which is situated 760 metres northwest of Heemstede Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cruquius and Heemstede.
Cruquius
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cruquius is a village in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Haarlemmermeer and lies about 4 km northwest of Hoofddorp.
Heemstede
Town
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Heemstede is a town and a municipality in the Western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2021, it had a population of 27,545. Located just south of the city of Haarlem on the border with South Holland, it is one of the richest municipalities of the Netherlands.
Schalkwijk
Quarter
Schalkwijk is the largest borough of Haarlem, Netherlands. It has about 30.000 inhabitants, and covers about 25% of the municipality of Haarlem. Until 1963, Schalkwijk was a part of the municipality of Haarlemmerliede en Spaarnwoude. Schalkwijk is situated 2½ km northeast of Heemstede Castle.
Heemstede Castle
- Categories: estate, ruins, château, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gemeente Heemstede, North Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Slovenian—“Heemstede Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 21120”
- Dutch: “Slot Heemstede. Met natuurstenen brug beeldhouwwerk en leeuw, koetshuis dienstgebouw en het verdwenen slot. Toegangspoortje. Duivenpoort. Keermuren met ballen.”
- Dutch: “Slot Heemstede”
- Portuguese: “Slot Heemstede”
- Slovenian: “Grad Heemstede”
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