Baarn

Baarn
Municipality
Groeneveld Castle in Baarn
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Utrecht
Coordinates: 52°13′N 5°17′E / 52.217°N 5.283°E / 52.217; 5.283Coordinates: 52°13′N 5°17′E / 52.217°N 5.283°E / 52.217; 5.283
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Mark Röell (VVD)
Area
• Total	33.01 km2 (12.75 sq mi)
• Land	32.53 km2 (12.56 sq mi)
• Water	0.48 km2 (0.19 sq mi)
Elevation	6 m (20 ft)
Population (May 2014)
• Total	24,373
• Density	749/km2 (1,940/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Baarnaar, Barenaar
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	3740–3749
Area code	035
Website	www.baarn.nl

Baarn [baːrn] is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht.

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

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.

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 Kasteel Groeneveld. 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'.

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