Baarn

Baarn [baːrn] (listen) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, near Hilversum in the province of Utrecht.

Baarn
Municipality
Groeneveld Castle in Baarn
Flag
Coat of arms
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°13′N 5°17′E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceUtrecht
Government
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • MayorMark Röell (VVD)
Area
 • Total33.01 km2 (12.75 sq mi)
 • Land32.53 km2 (12.56 sq mi)
 • Water0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation6 m (20 ft)
Population
 (January 2019)[4]
 • Total24,767
 • Density761/km2 (1,970/sq mi)
DemonymsBaarnaar, Barenaar
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
3740–3749
Area code035
Websitewww.baarn.nl
Topographic map of Baarn, June 2015

The municipality Baarn

The municipality of Baarn consists of the following towns: Baarn, Eembrugge, Lage Vuursche.

The town Baarn

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 km2 (1.80 sq 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 and Het Baarnsch Lyceum) in Baarn when 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

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.

Notable residents

Royalty
Princess Beatrix, 2015

Public thinking & Public Service
  • Bauke Roolvink (1912 – 1979 in Baarn) a Dutch politician and a trade union leader
  • Michiel Horn FRSC (born 1939 in Baarn) a Canadian professor and historian
  • Edith Schippers (born 1964) a former politician, was Minister of Healthcare, lives in Baarn

The Arts
Betty Callish, 1906
  • Betty Callish (1886 in Baarn – after 1941) a Dutch actress, singer and violinist
  • M. C. Escher (1898–1972) a Dutch graphic artist, lived and worked in Baarn 1941/1970
  • Piet Esser (1914 in Baarn – 2004) a Dutch sculptor
  • Lia Dorana (1918 – 2010 in Lage Vuursche) a Dutch comedian and actress[7]
  • Tineke de Nooij (born 1941 in Baarn) a Dutch radio and TV presenter[8]
  • Joop van den Ende (born 1942) a Dutch theatrical producer and media tycoon, lives in Baarn
  • Yorick van Wageningen (born 1964 in Baarn) a Dutch actor[9]
  • Martin Majoor (born 1960 in Baarn) a Dutch type designer and graphic designer
  • Marleen van den Broek (born 1971 in Baarn) stage name Marlayne, a Dutch singer at 1999 Eurovision Song Contest

Sport
Fanny Blankers-Koen, 1988

Twin city

Baarn is twinned with:

  • Cast iron bridge over the pond at Soestdijk Palace
  • Paaskerk (Easter Church) in Baarn
  • Baarn Telefoonhuisje
  • Baarn Watertoren
  • Baarn Pijnenburg westzijde

References
  1. "Samenstelling college van B&W" [Members of the board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Baarn. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 3743EN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  5. Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 "2001 Bevolkingskernen in Nederland". Archived from the original on 2006-03-19. Retrieved 2007-01-24.. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.
  6. Fred Kelpin. "My Gilwell Training" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2008-12-03.
  7. IMDb Database retrieved 24 December 2019
  8. IMDb Database retrieved 24 December 2019
  9. IMDb Database retrieved 24 December 2019
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