Zuylen Castle

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.

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Zuylen Castle ranks #3,238 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #29 of the 201 mapped in Netherlands. Founded 1510, it is older than 44% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 755 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,606 times in the last 60 days, more than 61% of the atlas. 26 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Utrecht, 5 km away. See how Netherlands compares in the castle statistics.

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