A walk through the countryside of Haarzuilens village and the estate of Castle de Haar.
The fertile river clay and higher location made the Haarzuilens area an important settlement location as early as the Iron Age, about 2,000 years ago. There were already fields at this location in the Iron Age. During this period there were probably several farms on the Wielrevelt. On the route you will pass a full-size map of an Iron Age farm.
In the distance you see an example of a fortified house from the Middle Ages, the Hamtoren. The first dating dates back to 1325 from the former Castle den Ham. It is the only remaining fortified residential tower in the Utrecht area.
Tags: history landscape walk tower path ruin Haarzuilens Utrecht Netherlands
© All Rights Reserved
A walk through the countryside of Haarzuilens village and the estate of Castle de Haar.
The fertile river clay and higher location made the Haarzuilens area an important settlement location as early as the Iron Age, about 2,000 years ago. There were already fields at this location in the Iron Age. During this period there were probably several farms on the Wielrevelt. On the route you will pass a full-size map of an Iron Age farm.
In the distance you see an example of a fortified house from the Middle Ages, the Hamtoren. The first dating dates back to 1325 from the former Castle den Ham. It is the only remaining fortified residential tower in the Utrecht area.
Tags: history landscape walk church map info iron tourism Haarzuilens Utrecht Netherlands
© All Rights Reserved
A walk through the countryside of Haarzuilens village and the estate of Castle de Haar.
Tags: walk tree carving graffiti names path landscape Haarzuilens Utrecht Netherlands
© All Rights Reserved
A walk through the countryside of Haarzuilens village and the estate of Castle de Haar. Kasteel de Haar.
The castle looks medieval, but dates from the early 20th century. It has been rebuilt following the contours of a medieval castle from the 13th century on this site. Baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt hired the architect Pierre Cuypers for the reconstruction, who was already famous for the Rijksmuseum and Central Station in Amsterdam.
Tags: architecture castle history monument walk lake Haarzuilens Utrecht Netherlands
© All Rights Reserved
A walk through the countryside of Haarzuilens village and the estate of Castle de Haar. Kasteel de Haar.
The castle looks medieval, but dates from the early 20th century. It has been rebuilt following the contours of a medieval castle from the 13th century on this site. Baron van Zuylen van Nijevelt hired the architect Pierre Cuypers for the reconstruction, who was already famous for the Rijksmuseum and Central Station in Amsterdam.
Tags: architecture castle history monument walk bench couple Haarzuilens Utrecht Netherlands
© All Rights Reserved