Netherlands · 17th century
Soestdijk Palace (Dutch: Paleis Soestdijk [paːˈlɛi(s) suzˈdɛik]) is a palace formerly belonging to the Dutch royal family. It consists of a central block and two wings.
Although named after the village of Soestdijk, which is largely in the municipality of Soest, Soestdijk Palace is just north of the border in the municipality of Baarn in the province of Utrecht. It was the home for over six decades of Queen Juliana of the Netherlands and her husband, Prince Bernhard, until their deaths in 2004.
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Soestdijk Palace ranks #418 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #4 of the 199 mapped in Netherlands. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 11,019 times in the last 60 days, more than 94% of the atlas. 26 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Utrecht, 16 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
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