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Municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands
Topographic map of Baarn, June 2015
Baarn (Dutch pronunciation: [baːr(ə)n] ⓘ Hilversum in the province of Utrecht .
The municipality of Baarn
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The municipality of Baarn consists of the following towns: Baarn, Eembrugge , Lage Vuursche .
The town of Baarn
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Baarn, the main town of the municipality, received 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 4.66 km 2 mi ), and consisted of 10,076 residences.[5]
The royal family owns several houses around Baarn. The Soestdijk Palace in Baarn was the home of Queen Emma , Queen Juliana and Juliana's husband prince Bernard . Crown prince Willem Alexander and his brothers attended school (Nieuwe Baarnse School Het Baarnsch Lyceum Queen Beatrix (then princess) and her family lived at Castle Drakesteijn in the village of Lage Vuursche, before they moved to The Hague in 1980. A piece of forest, the Baarnse Bos , is adjacent to the palace and historically belonged to it.
Baarn's shopping facilities are mainly located in the Laanstraat. Other visitor destinations include 'het Cantonspark ' (a botanical garden ) and Groeneveld Castle . In the north and east there are polders , and the river Eem . Recreation resources include the woodlands south-west of Baarn, connecting Baarn to Soestdijk, and called 'Het Baarnsche Bos'.
The Scout Centre Buitenzorg (Scouting Nederland ) is located in Baarn.[6]
To the south lay the connecting road towards the city of Amersfoort , called 'Breemeentje'. This, approx. 10 km long straight of polder road, connects the town of Baarn to various roads in Soest and the industrial area of Amersfoort.
Due to good communications with Amsterdam, the town is home to a number of boutique international firms such as SEI Investments Company , Bain &Co and Cerberus Capital Management . Unilever's Conimex and software company Seyoda Games are located in Baarn.
Transport
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Baarn has a railway station - Baarn railway station , with trains going every half-hour to Utrecht (Utrecht Centraal , 35 minutes), Amersfoort (Amersfoort Centraal , 10 minutes) and Amsterdam (Amsterdam Centraal , about 40 minutes).
The A1 motorway runs just north of Baarn.
Vessels
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Freighter SS 'Baarn' (1927) of the KNSM, assigned to the allied invasion fleet for Sicily and sailing in convoy KWS 16, loaded from Alexandria with tanks, trucks, ammunition and petrol (in cans) and 4 LCMs, under captain LH Mager, 11 July 1943, anchored off the coast of Sicily, on the roadstead of Avola, attacked by 12 German bombers. The 'Baarn' is hit and catches fire. All those on board manage to save themselves and are on the landing beach within an hour. The 'Baarn' will later be sunk as a wreck by British warships.[7]
Notable residents
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Royalty
[ edit ] Princess Beatrix, 2015
Intellectual and public service
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Arts
[ edit ] Betty Callish, 1906
Betty Callish (1886 – after 1941), actress, singer and violinist
M. C. Escher (1898–1972), graphic artist, lived and worked in Baarn 1941/1970
Piet Esser (1914–2004), sculptor
Lia Dorana (1918 2010 in Lage Vuursche), comedian and actress
Albert Muis (born 1941), artist
Tineke de Nooij (born 1941), radio and TV presenter
Joop van den Ende (born 1942) a Dutch theatrical producer and media tycoon, lives in Baarn
Yorick van Wageningen (born 1964), actor
Martin Majoor (born 1960), type designer and graphic designer
Marlayne (born 1971), singer
Sport
[ edit ] Fanny Blankers-Koen, 1988
Gallery
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Church: the Pauluskerk
Cast iron bridge over the pond at Soestdijk Palace
Paaskerk (Easter Church) in Baarn
Baarn Telefoonhuisje
Baarn Watertoren
Baarn Pijnenburg westzijde
References
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^ "Postcodetool for 3743EN" . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2014 .
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS . 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022 .
^ Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "2001 Bevolkingskernen in Nederland" . Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24 .
^ Fred Kelpin. "My Gilwell Training" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-12-03 .
^ "Stichting Maritiem Historische Data - Schip" . www.marhisdata.nl . Retrieved 2021-09-26 .
^ Tax men pounce on Spartacus , retrieved 20 December 2019
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