Album Nederland: kastelen en buitenplaatsen from Jaap van 't Veen

Nederland - Baarn, Kasteel Groeneveld

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:49:41 +0000

Kasteel Groeneveld in Baarn is an 18th-century country estate and one of the finest examples of a country house from that era. Since the 17th century, regents and merchants from Dutch cities came to their country houses to enjoy the good life.

The ‘castle’ was built in 1703 by Marcus Mamuchet and is considered being one of the finest examples of a country house from the Rococo style period. It was built in the tradition of 17th- and 18th-century estates that were intended as summer houses for wealthy city dwellers, mainly from Amsterdam. Groeneveld was probably built on the foundations of a farmstead. Initially, the house consisted only of the central part of the main building and the two outbuildings: coach house and orangery. The side wings date from around 1760.

Kasteel Groeneveld was privately owned until 1940. Nowadays it is owned and managed by
Staatsbosbeheer (a Dutch governmental organization for forestry and the management of nature reserves).

Nederland - Apeldoorn, Het Oude Loo

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:27:29 +0000

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Kasteel Het Oude Loo (Castle Het Oude Loo) is dating back to the early 15th century when it was a farm, which later was fortified. When it came into the possession of the Bentinck family the moated castle as we see it today was built and enlarged between 1538 and 1540. In those days it was used as a hunting lodge by Karel, Duke of Gelre.

In 1684 Prince Willem III van Oranje, Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland acquired the castle. He also used it as a hunting lodge. Soon the castle became too small for his hunting parties and he built Paleis Het Loo in 1686-88.

In 1795, when the French occupied Holland, the castle was used as a military hospital and it fell into neglect. In 1806 Napoleon Bonaparte appointed his brother Louis Napoleon as King of The Netherlands. Louis resided in the castle during summers. He filled up the moat around the castle.

In 1904 Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands ordered the restoration of the castle. This was done by the famous Dutch architect Cuypers. In the 1950's and 1960's other restoration works were carried out. Since 1968 the castle has been owned by the Dutch state. In 1973 it became a national heritage site.

Kasteel Het Oude Loo is nowadays used by the Dutch royal family as country house and guest residence. The castle itself is not open for the public, but the surrounding fenced garden/park can be visited during April and May.

Nederland - Warnsveld, Huis Welgelegen

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:22:18 +0000

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A farmstead with a horse mill stood on the location of the current Huis Welgelegen as early as 1571. From 1650 to 1832, it was used as an inn. It was conveniently situatred on one of the access roads to the nearby city of Zutphen.

In 1832, the complex was converted into a country estate. The former inn was connected to a newly built mansion in the classicist style. The English landscape-style garden also dates from this period. The house subsequently served as a residence for various owners, but has also had other functions. From 1870 to 1897, for example, it was used as a boarding school for girls.

The garden was given the name Overtuin and was enriched with flower beds and fruit trees. The garden is home to unusual trees and is known for the stinzenplanten (historical bulbs growing for centuries as wildflowers) that bloom abundantly in the spring.

Since 1986, Huis Welgelegen has been owned by the Stichting Warnsveldse Monumenten Today Febryuary 2026), it houses a private residential care centre.

Nederland - Vaassen, Kasteel Cannenburch

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:36:14 +0000

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Kasteel Cannenburch (Cannenburch Castle) was built in 1543 by a well known Dutch field marshal, Maarten van Rossum (also Marten van Rossem). He constructed a country house - in the style of the Dutch Renaissance - on the spot of a medieval castle.

Van Rossum died in 1555 and his nephew, Hendrik van Isendoorn, inherited the castle and it remained in the family for more than 300 years. In 1882, however, it was acquired by Eduard Baron van Lynden by purchase. In 1905, it came into the possession of Mrs. Frida Cleve-Mollard from Berlin, whose husband Richard Cleve was the last private resident of the castle. Over the years, the castle has been altered and extended many times and it became also a stone entrance bridge.

Since the 1950’s Kasteel Cannenburch and surrounding park are owned and managed by the Stichting Geldersch Landschap en Geldersche Kasteelen, a Dutch heritage foundation.

Nowadays the castle is is a Dutch national monument.

Nederland - Bunnik, Huis Rhijnauwen

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 08:30:51 +0000

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Around the year 1200, Rhijnauwen Castle (a real fortress with a moat and a drawbridge) stood on the site of Huis Rhijnauwen (Manor Rhijnauwen). The castle was destroyed by the French in 1672. The current building was built around 1830. In 1919, the estate was purchased by the municipality of Utrecht from its last private owner.

Huis Rhijnauwen - located on the right bank of the river Kromme Rijn - has been used as a youth hostel since 1933, making it the oldest in the Netherlands.

Nederland - Bunnik, Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 08:31:41 +0000

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Landhuis Oud Amelisweerd (Manor Oud Amelisweerd) was built in 1770 as a summer residence commissioned by Gerard Godard Taets van Amerongen. He had a bridge built over the river Kromme Rijn and transformed the estate into the park we see today.

Because the country house has never been intensively inhabited, many original elements have been preserved.The layout, floors, doors and ceilings have remained unchanged since 1770. This originality, together with the 18th and 19th century Chinese and Dutch wallpaper that is still present, makes Oud Amelisweerd unique.

In later history, the country house had various owners, including King Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, the Bosch van Drakestein family and, from 1951, the municipality of Utrecht. Today - being a National Monument - it houses a museum with exhibitions on art, science and history.

Nederland - Slot Zeist

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 08:36:10 +0000

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Slot Zeist (Castle Zeist) was built between 1677 and 1686 on behalf of Willem Adriaan van Nassau, grandson of Willem van Oranje. The building was designed by architect Jacobus Roman, who also designed Paleis Het Loo in Apeldoorn. The interior was mainly designed by the Huguenot Daniël Marot. His largely preserved wall and ceiling paintings are reminiscent of French Baroque.

In 1745, Slot Zeist was purchased by the merchant Cornelis Schellinger. In 1746, he donated part of it to the Moravian Brethren community, which would serve as their headquarters in the Netherlands.

In 1924, the castle was purchased by the municipality of Zeist. The castle was renovated in 1969 and restored to its original Baroque style, using authentic demolition material from other Baroque buildings.

Nederland - Kasteel Renswoude

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 08:53:16 +0000

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Kasteel Renswoude (Renswoude Castle), formerly called Borchwal, is a castle and knight's manor and estate nearby the village of Renswoude. The first house probably dates from the late 14th century. Perhaps the name refers to a borgwal (circular rampart) that surrounded the castle.

During the Dutch 'Golden Age' - in 1654 – the original house was demolished by order of Johan van Reede and replaced by the current country house in Dutch-classicist style. It was probably built on the medieval foundations. The castle has a special design, which gives it a double appearance. The white plastered back gives the building a real country-house appearance, while the front with its towers is more reminiscent of a castle. The facade of the main building is dominated by the large tower in the middle with a corner tower protruding on either side.

Nederland - Huis Doorn

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:36:14 +0000

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Huis Doorn (House Doorn) has a rich history, beginning as a medieval moated castle built in the 13th century. After several renovations, it was restored again in the 17th century and converted into the current country house in 1872.

However, its most famous period began in 1920, when the exiled German Emperor Wilhelm II bought it and lived there in exile until his death in 1941.

After World War II, Huis Doorn and its contents were confiscated by the Dutch government and it became a national museum. The interior of the house has not been changed since Wilhelm II died.

Nederland - Rozendaal, Kasteel Rosendael

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:30:17 +0000

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Kasteel Rosendael (Rosendael Castle) is mentioned as early as the year of 1314. The castle came into the hands of the counts and later dukes of Gelre. Of the twenty castles in the dukedom, Rosendael was the favourite of many dukes, because of its beautiful location on the edge of the Veluwe moraine.

The large medieval complex originally consisted of an irregular four-sided corps de logis with a circular donjon as its south-west corner tower. In 1722 a square house was built abutting the big tower. The side wing and coach house were built a century later. The round eye-catching donjon is about 19 meters and high and has a diameter of 16 meters. Its walls - up to 4 meters thick - are the thickest in the Netherlands. Although it is the highest tower of its kind in the Netherlands, it was originally twice as high.

After the counts and dukes of Gelre, the castle became the property of drost (state-holder) Willem van Scherpenzeel. After that Kasteel Rosendael came into the hands of various noble families, who occupied it for almost 400 years.
During World War II the castle was hit by an American bomb. It ceased to be a private residence in 1977 when Baron van Pallandt died and the estate was handed over to the foundation Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen. The castle and garden were fully restored and since 1989 open to the public.

Nederland - Vaassen, Kasteel Cannenburch

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 31 Oct 2025 08:20:58 +0000

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Kasteel Cannenburch (Cannenburch Castle) was built in 1543 by a well known Dutch field marshal, Maarten van Rossum (also Marten van Rossem). He constructed a country house - in the style of the Dutch Renaissance - on the spot of a medieval castle.

The medieval Cannenburch Castle is located in a beautiful old park with meadows and an orchard. The park covers 24 hectares and features winding paths, avenues lined with oak and beech trees, waterways and ponds.

Since the 1950’s Kasteel Cannenburch and surrounding park are owned and managed by the Stichting Geldersch Landschap en Geldersche Kasteelen, a Dutch heritage foundation.

Nowadays the castle is is a Dutch national monument.

Nederland - Baarn, Kasteel Groeneveld

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 06:49:31 +0000

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Kasteel Groeneveld (Groeneveld Castle) in Baarn is an 18th-century country estate and one of the finest examples of a country house from that era. Since the 17th century, regents and merchants from Dutch cities came to their country houses to enjoy the good life.

The ‘castle’ was built in 1703 by Marcus Mamuchet and is considered being one of the finest examples of a country house from the Rococo style period. It was built in the tradition of 17th- and 18th-century estates that were intended as summer houses for wealthy city dwellers, mainly from Amsterdam. Groeneveld was probably built on the foundations of a farmstead. Initially, the house consisted only of the central part of the main building and the two outbuildings: coach house and orangery. The side wings date from around 1760.

Kasteel Groeneveld was privately owned until 1940. Nowadays it is owned and managed by Staatsbosbeheer (a Dutch governmental organization for forestry and the management of nature reserves).

Nederland - Bunnik, Nieuw Amelisweerd

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 07:20:16 +0000

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Landhuis Nieuw Amelisweerd (Country house New Amelisweerd) was built around 1700 and was one of the most imposing country houses in the Netherlands at the time.

Nieuw-Amelisweerd dates back to a medieval knight's court. The house was renovated between 1684 and 1707, commissioned by Hendrik baron van Utenhove. Another low floor was added later in the 18th century. Around 1860, the house was plastered white and extended by two wings.

The house is surrounded by a park forest, in which woodlands, open meadows and meandering water features alternate, surrounds the house. Today, it is divided into appartments and is still inhabited.

Slide show: Five Dutch Castles / Vijf Nederlandse Kastelen

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Tue, 12 Jan 2021 15:48:09 +0000

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A slide show to promote Ipernity on Youtube. These five Dutch Castles are all not far from my hometown in the Netherlands.

View and comment please on Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGbKZvT1r3E&feature=youtu.be

More info Ipernity/Advertising/Youtube: www.ipernity.com/group/advertising/discuss/195370.
More pictures and info of Dutch castles: www.ipernity.com/doc/294067/album/537955

Nederland - Kasteel Wittem

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:55:50 +0000

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The history of Kasteel Wittem (Wittem Castle) is dating back to the early 12ht century, when it was mentioned as Witheim (meaning “house near the oak”). In those days it was probably just a simple tower house. The next century the castle was owned by the knights of Julémont. They started to call themselves Lords of Wittem; a title that was assumed by later owners.

In the early 15th century the castle was considerably enlarged until it consisted of a powerful stronghold with seven towers and two moats spanned by bridges. In 1520 Emperor Charles V elevated Wittem to a barony, after he spent the night there on the way to his coronation in Aachen.

At the beginning of the Eighty Years’ War Kasteel Wittem was confiscated by the Spanish under the Duke of Alva. His troops were expelled in 1568 by the troops of “Willem van Oranje. In 1569 the Spanish returned and destroyed the castle. After it was restored and enlarged in 1611, the ownership transferred to the Counts of Waldeck Pyrmont.

In 1714 Count Ferdinand von Plettenberg became the last noble owner of the castle, which already was in a dilapidated state. In 1794, after the French Revolution, the ruinous castle was taken from the count and sold to Simon Merckenbach. His family restored the castle to its present state and made it habitable again. The present building forms just a small part of the medieval castle. It consists of a round corner tower with two wings

In 1958 Kasteel Wittem was bought, refurbished and a hotel-restaurant was established. It became a couple of owners, but nowadays it still is a hotel.

Nederland - Wijlre, Kasteel Wijlre

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:10:00 +0000

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Kasteel Wijlre (Wijlre Castle) was first officially mentioned when Holy Roman Emperor Henry III donated it to his niece. After that the castle was mentioned in 1389 as a fortified house and seat of the imperial immediacy of the Holy Roman Empire and was part of the Lower Rhenish-Westphalian Circle.

The German eagle can be found in the coat of arms of Wijlre, which is the coat of arms of the “Van Wachtendonck” family, who resided in the castle in the 17th and 18th centuries as the lords of Wijlre until 1794. The present castle - an elongated rectangular building - was built by “Johan Arnold Van Wachtendonck” around 1652. The side facade of the main building has an eye-catching large sundial (PiP2).

The last aristocratic inhabitant of Wijlre Castle was the baroness and lady of Wijlre, “Christina de Bounam”. After her Kasteel Wijlre had several owners, until it was bought for habitation in 1981 by art collectors “Jo and Marlies van Eyck”. In the garden and in a pavilion (Hedge House) built in 2001, a large collection of modern art is exhibited. In 2014, the garden won the “European Garden Award”, making it one of the continent's most renowned nice outdoor spaces.

Nederland - Wijk bij Duurstede, Kasteel Duurstede

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 08:40:07 +0000

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Kasteel Duurstede (Duurstede Castle) is dating back to the 13th century and is one of the oldest medieval castles in the Netherlands. Around 1270 Zweder I van Zuylen van Abcoude built a freestanding keep on a raised and moated site nearby the (lost) city Dorestad. This building was about 11 meters high and had 2.5 meter thick walls. Later on an extra floor and a residential wing with a great hall were added.

Until the beginning of the 15th century the castle was possessed by the Van Zuylen van Abcoude family, when they were forced to sell it to the bishops of Utrecht who kept it until 1580. After that year Kasteel Duurstede fell to the States of Utrecht. They had no money to maintain the castle, so it slowly fell into decay. And after the French troops had devastated the town of Wijk bij Duurstede in 1672 the locals repaired their houses and the town walls with stones from the castle.

In 1852 the town council became owner of the castle and turned the fortifications around the castle into a park. Until around 1925 the castle could only be reached with a little ferry; nowadays there is a little drawbridge.

Today only the two towers and some of the walls remain, but the castle has been renovated to include a terrace cafe, gazebo in the garden and rooms inside which are used for events or weddings.

Nederland - Wedde, burcht

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Sat, 22 Aug 2015 08:15:45 +0000

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The ‘Wedderborg’ has a history which is going back to the year of 1362, when the first house was built by Egge Addinga. It has 14th, 15th, and 16th-century elements and became its present form in 1959.

The castle became many owners and functions, the last restoration took place in 2010. Nowadays the castle houses a hotel and restaurant.

Nederland - Voorst, Kasteel Nijenbeek

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 09 May 2014 08:30:08 +0000

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Castle Nijenbeek was first mentioned in 1266, but most probably it was built around the year 1230 as a wooden keep, soon expanded into a stone castle and a fortified baily. First owner was Theodericus (Dirk), Lord of Nijenbeek. Its location on the banks of the river IJssel was very strategic, assuring control over the traffic on the river.

Early 16th century Castle Nijenbeek lost its strategic importance and the Gelrian Duke Karel van Egmond sold the castle. Shortly after 1533 it was adjusted for permanent habitation. During the Eighty Years' War Nijenbeek was considerably damaged due to a Spanish siege in 1585 and a siege by the Dutch troops a year later.

In 1672 the castle was used as headquarters by the State troops under the leadership of Johan Maurits van Nassau. The troops were supposed to prevent a French invasion over the IJssel. However the French occupied the entire region. Castle Nijenbeek, opposed to other castles, wasn't destroyed.

In the middle of the 18th century and in the following centuries the castle underwent several renovations. In 1945 the whole castle was shelled by Canadian troops because it was used by the German troops as a lookout post.

Despite emergency repairs, the roof finally caved in and the elements have taken their toll. All that remains of Castle Nijenbeek is a ruin that only can be viewed from a distance.
Nowadays (early 2014) there is a new plan to consolidate the present situation preventing a totally collapse of Nijenbeek,

Picture: the castle standing in the flooded floodplains of the river IJssel.

Nederland - Voorst, Kasteel Nijenbeek

nobody@ipernity.com (Jaap van 't Veen) — Fri, 27 Mar 2020 08:19:45 +0000

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Kasteel Nijenbeek - a defensive castle on the banks of the river IJssel - was first mentioned in 1266 as castle De Nijenbeke. At that time it was inhabited by knight Theodericus, also called Dirk, Lord of Nijenbeek. Its location on the banks of the river IJssel was very strategic, assuring control over the traffic on the river.

Over the centuries a lot has changed to the castle. The many different owners adapted the building to their own wishes and use. For example, it was used as a defensive castle and as the home of both owners and tenant farmers. Later in the 18th century De Nijenbeek fell into disrepair, because the owners lived somewhere else and rented out the castle.

In 1945 - at the end of World War II - Kasteel Nijenbeek was shelled from the eastern bank of the river IJssel by Canadian troops because it was used by the Germans as a lookout post. During the shelling, the tower of the castle lost its 19th century pyramid roof. Another part built in the 16th century was also completely wiped out. Afterwards, a temporary roof was installed, pending the restoration of the castle. Due to rotting this roof collapsed a long time ago and the castle became more and more a ruin.

In 2015 the ruin was consolidated by a major restoration. The (consolidated) square tower is nowadays the only remaining part of the castle. Kasteel Nijenbeek - belonging to estate De Poll - has VERY limited opening hours. Ordinarily the ruin only can be viewed from a distance.