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Baarn
Baarn () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, near Hilversum in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The municipality of Baarn The municipality of Baarn consists of the following towns: Baarn, Eembrugge, Lage Vuursche. The town of Baarn Baarn, the main town of the municipality, received City rights in the Netherlands, city rights in 1391. The town lies about 8 km east of Hilversum. In 2001, the town of Baarn had a population of 22,871. The urban area of the town was , and consisted of 10,076 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. The royal family owns several houses around Baarn. The Soestdijk Palace in Baarn was the home of Emma of the Netherlands, Queen Emma, Juliana of the Netherlands, Queen Juliana and Juliana's husband prince Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, Bernard. Crown prince Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, Willem Alexander and his brothers a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lage Vuursche
Lage Vuursche () is a village in the municipality of Baarn in the Netherlands. It lies about west of Soest (Netherlands), Soest, surrounded by woods, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. In 2001 the village of Lage Vuursche had 139 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 0.04 km², and contained 61 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' . Statistics are for the continuous built-up area. The slightly larger statistical district of Lage Vuursche has about 210 inhabitants.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Gemeente Op Maat 2004: Baarn' Until 1857 the village was a separate municipality, under the name ''De Vuursche'', together with the small hamlet Hoge Vuursche. It then merged with the municipality of Baarn. The castle Drakensteyn, since February 2014 residence again of Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands, Beatrix, is situated just east of the village. Her son Prince Friso is buried in the graveyard beside the moated man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
