Slot Zuylen Utrecht
De oudste fundamenten van het slot dateren uit de 13e eeuw, vertelt Oosthoek. ‘In de 18e eeuw heeft er een grote verbouwing plaatsgevonden en is het echt een woonslot geworden.’ Beroemdste bewoner van Slot Zuylen was Belle van Zuylen die er tot haar 32ste heeft gewoond. Castle Zuylen, Utrecht. Other names: Slot Zuylen, the castle of Zuylen. Location: The Zuylen castle is located just outside Utrecht, in the village of Oud-Zuilen. The place can be reached from Utrecht via road A2 direction Maarssen, turning right at the crossing with the N320.
| Zuylen Castle | |
|---|---|
| Oud-Zuilen, the Netherlands | |
Zuylen Castle | |
| Coordinates | 52°07′38″N5°04′23″E / 52.1271°N 5.0730°E |
| Type | Castle |
| Site information | |
| Open to the public | Yes |
| Condition | Good |
| Site history | |
| Built | 13th century; rebuilt 1510–1522 |
| Built by | Lord van Suilen en Anholt (medieval period); possibly Rombout II Keldermans around 1520 for the main building and entrance gate; garden partly designed by J.D. Zocher jr. around 1840 |
| Materials | Brick |
| Demolished | 1422 |
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Zuylen Castle (Dutch: Slot Zuylen - Dutch pronunciation: [slɔt ˈzœylən]) 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.
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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.
Slot Zuylen with serpentine wall
Serpentine wall (for fruits)
Entrance gate
References[edit]
- M. Bous, A. Estourgie, T. Fafianie et al. (2007), Maarssen. Geschiedenis en architectuur, Kerkebosch, Zeist/SPOU, Utrecht, pages 331-344, ISBN978-90-6720-435-4
- J.E.A.L. Struick, Zuilen. Utrecht, Het Spectrum, 1973. 122 p.
- Kransber, D. & H. Mils, Kastelengids van Nederland, middeleeuwen, Bussem 1979 (ISBN90 228 3856 0)
- Kalkwiek, K.A., A.I.J.M. Schellart, H.P.H. Jansen & P.W. Geudeke, Atlas van de Nederlandse kastelen, Alphen aan den Rijn 1980 (ISBN90 218 2477 9)
- Helsdingen, H.W. van, Gids voor de Nederlandse kastelen en buitenplaatsen, Amsterdam 1966
- Tromp, H.M.J., Kijk op kastelen Amsterdam 1979 (ISBN90 10 02446 6)
External links[edit]
| Dutch Rijksmonument519611 |
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zuylen Castle. |