Castle
Zuylen Castle
Netherlands · 16th century
Zuylen Castle (Dutch: Slot Zuylen [slɔt ˈsœylə(n)]) is a Dutch castle at the village of Oud-Zuilen just north of the city of Utrecht. It is located along the river Vecht at the southern end of the Vechtstreek.
The castle was originally built in the 13th century by lord van Suilen en Anholt as a simple donjon. In 1422 during the Hook and Cod wars the castle was completely demolished. In 1510 rebuilding started. In 1752 the castle was modified for the last time. It holds a tapestry by the Delft carpet weaver Maximiliaan van der Gught. Its past inhabitants include Steven van der Hagen and Belle van Zuylen.
Text adapted from “Zuylen Castle” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zuylen Castle ranks #2,598 of 3,691 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #23 of the 76 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1510, it is older than 48% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 307 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.
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