Netherlands · 17th century
Drakensteyn Castle (Dutch: Drakensteyn, sometimes Drakesteijn or Drakestein) 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.
The royal connection aside, its most distinctive feature is its octagonal shape. It is surrounded by a moat that can be crossed via a bridge. Its style can be described as Classicist.
Text adapted from “Drakensteyn Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Drakesteijn ranks #1,324 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 199 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1640, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 7,499 times in the last 60 days, more than 91% of the atlas. 29 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Utrecht, 12 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
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