Drakensteyn Castle
Drakensteyn Castle is a small castle at 8 Slotlaan in the hamlet of Lage Vuursche, in the municipality of Baarn, Netherlands. It is the private residence of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, the country's former Queen.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: House
- Description: castle in Baarn, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Drakesteijn” and “Drakestein”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stulpkerk and Kei van Lage Vuursche.
Stulpkerk
Church
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stulpkerk is a church, which is situated 230 metres west of Drakensteyn Castle.
Kei van Lage Vuursche
Stone
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kei van Lage Vuursche is a stone, which is situated 330 metres west of Drakensteyn Castle.
De Laage Vuursche
Restaurant
Photo: Atsje, CC BY-SA 3.0.
De Laage Vuursche is a restaurant, which is situated 350 metres west of Drakensteyn Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lage Vuursche and Hollandsche Rading.
Lage Vuursche
Village
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lage Vuursche is a village in the municipality of Baarn in the Netherlands. It lies about 5 km west of Soest, surrounded by woods, in the province of Utrecht.
Hollandsche Rading
Village
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hollandsche Rading is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of De Bilt, and lies about 5 km south of Hilversum. Hollandsche Rading has a railway station on the route between Utrecht and Hilversum. Hollandsche Rading is situated 3½ km west of Drakensteyn Castle.
Den Dolder
Village
Den Dolder is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Zeist, and lies about 4 km northeast of Bilthoven. Den Dolder has a railway station on the route between Amersfoort and Utrecht and is best known for its mental institutions such as Dennendal and the Willem Arntz Hoeve. Den Dolder is situated 4½ km south of Drakensteyn Castle.
Drakensteyn Castle
- Categories: château, castle, building, historic site, and residential building
- Location: Baarn Municipality, Utrecht, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.17983° or 52° 10′ 47″ northLongitude
5.22718° or 5° 13′ 38″ eastInception
1640Open location code
9F4756HG+WVOpenStreetMap ID
way 52599496OpenStreetMap feature
building=houseOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1783601
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Frisian—“Drakensteyn Castle” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Castell de Drakensteyn”
- Chinese: “德拉肯斯坦城堡”
- Dutch: “Drakensteijn”
- Dutch: “Drakenstein”
- Dutch: “Drakensteyn”
- Dutch: “Drakestein”
- Dutch: “Drakesteyn”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Drakenstein”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Drakensteyn”
- Dutch: “Kasteel Drakestein”
- Dutch: “rijksmonumentnummer 8563”
- French: “château de Drakensteyn”
- French: “Château de Drakensteyn”
- Galician: “Castelo de Drakensteyn”
- German: “Schloss Drakensteyn”
- Hebrew: “טירת דראקנסטיין”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Slott Drakestein”
- Norwegian: “Slott Drakestein”
- Russian: “Дракенстейн”
- Western Frisian: “Drakestein”
- Western Frisian: “Drakesteyn”
- Western Frisian: “Slot Drakesteyn”
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