Editing Baarn

{{Infobox settlement
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| name                    = Baarn
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
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| image_alt               = 
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| map_caption             = Location in Utrecht
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url=http://www.baarn.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college-van-bw_41931/ 
 |title=Samenstelling college van B&W 
 |trans-title=Members of the board of mayor and aldermen 
 |language=nl 
 |publisher=Gemeente Baarn 
 |access-date=4 April 2014 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407081304/http://www.baarn.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college-van-bw_41931/ 
 |archive-date=7 April 2014 
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Mark Röell]]
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| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Baarn}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Baarn}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
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 |title = Postcodetool for 3743EN
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 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
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| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 3740–3749
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 035
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.baarn.nl}}
| footnotes               =
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[[File:Gem-Baarn-OpenTopo.jpg|285px|thumb|right|''Topographic map of Baarn, June 2015'']]

'''Baarn''' ({{IPA|nl|baːr(ə)n|-|Nl-Baarn.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, near [[Hilversum]] in the province of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]].

== The municipality of Baarn ==

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

== The town of Baarn ==
Baarn, the main town of the municipality, received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1391. The town lies about 8&nbsp;km east of [[Hilversum]].

In 2001, the town of Baarn had a population of 22,871. The urban area of the town was {{convert|4.66|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, and consisted of 10,076 residences.<ref name="CBS">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' {{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm |title=2001 Bevolkingskernen in Nederland  |access-date=2007-01-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319070600/http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm |archive-date=2006-03-19 }}. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.</ref>

The royal family owns several houses around Baarn. The [[Soestdijk Palace]] in Baarn was the home of [[Emma of the Netherlands|Queen Emma]], [[Juliana of the Netherlands|Queen Juliana]] and Juliana's husband prince [[Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands|Bernard]]. Crown prince [[Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange|Willem Alexander]] and his brothers attended school (''[[Nieuwe Baarnse School]]'' and ''[[Het Baarnsch Lyceum]]'') in Baarn when [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|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 [[Groeneveld Castle]]. In the north and east there are [[polder]]s, and the river [[Eem]]. Recreation resources include the woodlands south-west of Baarn, connecting Baarn to Soestdijk, and called 'Het Baarnsche Bos'.

The [[Scout Centre Buitenzorg]] ([[Scouting Nederland]]) is located in Baarn.<ref name=fredkelpin>{{cite web|url=http://www.kelpin.nl/fred/artikelen/gilwellcursus.pdf |title=My Gilwell Training |author=Fred Kelpin |access-date=2008-12-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717071534/http://www.kelpin.nl/fred/artikelen/gilwellcursus.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-17 }}</ref>

To the south lay the connecting road towards the city of [[Amersfoort]], called 'Breemeentje'. This, approx. 10&nbsp;km long straight of polder road, connects the town of Baarn to various roads in Soest and the industrial area of Amersfoort.

Due to good communications with Amsterdam, the town is home to a number of boutique international firms such as [[SEI Investments Company]], [[Bain & Co]] and [[Cerberus Capital Management]]. [[Unilever|Unilever's]] [[Conimex]] and software company [[Seyoda Games]] are located in Baarn.

==Transport==
Baarn has a railway station - [[Baarn railway station]], with trains going every half-hour to [[Utrecht (city)|Utrecht]] ([[Utrecht Centraal railway station|Utrecht Centraal]], 35 minutes), [[Amersfoort]] ([[Amersfoort Centraal railway station|Amersfoort Centraal]], 10 minutes) and [[Amsterdam]] ([[Amsterdam Centraal railway station|Amsterdam Centraal]], about 40 minutes).

The [[A1 motorway (Netherlands)|A1 motorway]] runs just north of Baarn.

==Vessels ==
Freighter {{Ship|SS|'Baarn' (1927)}} of the KNSM, assigned to the allied invasion fleet for Sicily and sailing in convoy KWS 16, loaded from Alexandria with tanks, trucks, ammunition and petrol (in cans) and 4 LCMs, under captain LH Mager, 11 July 1943, anchored off the coast of Sicily, on the roadstead of Avola, attacked by 12 German bombers. The 'Baarn' is hit and catches fire. All those on board manage to save themselves and are on the landing beach within an hour. The 'Baarn' will later be sunk as a wreck by British warships.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stichting Maritiem Historische Data - Schip|url=https://www.marhisdata.nl/schip&id=747|access-date=2021-09-26|website=www.marhisdata.nl}}</ref>

== Notable residents ==
=== Royalty ===
[[File:Prinses Beatrix.jpg|145px|thumb|Princess Beatrix, 2015]]
* [[Prince Ernest Casimir of the Netherlands]] (1822 in Baarn – 1822) the fourth son of the Prince of Orange, later [[King William II of the Netherlands]]
* [[Beatrix of the Netherlands]] (born 1938 in Baarn) Queen of the Netherlands 1980-2013
* [[Princess Irene of the Netherlands]] (born 1939 in Baarn) the second child of [[Queen Juliana of the Netherlands]]
* [[Princess Christina of the Netherlands]] (born 1947 in Baarn – 2019) the youngest of four daughters of [[Queen Juliana of the Netherlands]]

=== Intellectual and public service ===
* [[Michiel Horn]] FRSC (born 1939 in Baarn) a Canadian professor and historian
* [[Bauke Roolvink]] (1912 – 1979 in Baarn) a Dutch politician and a trade union leader
* [[Edith Schippers]] (born 1964) a former politician, was Minister of Healthcare, lives in Baarn
* [[John D. Stamford]] (1939-1994) paedophilia advocate and founder of [[Spartacus International Gay Guide]], lived in Baarn<ref>{{citation |url= http://brunoleaks.blogspot.com/2011/08/4teil-die-ganze-geschichte-vom.html|publisher=Gay Journal|title= Tax men pounce on Spartacus|date=1986–87|access-date= 20 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Arts ===
[[File:BettyCallish1906.jpg|145px|thumb|Betty Callish, 1906]]
* [[Betty Callish]] (1886 – after 1941), actress, singer and violinist
* [[M. C. Escher]] (1898–1972), graphic artist, lived and worked in Baarn 1941/1970
* [[Piet Esser]] (1914–2004), sculptor
* [[Lia Dorana]] (1918 2010 in Lage Vuursche), comedian and actress
* [[Albert Muis]] (born 1941), artist
* [[Tineke de Nooij]] (born 1941), radio and TV presenter
* [[Joop van den Ende]] (born 1942) a Dutch theatrical producer and media tycoon, lives in Baarn
* [[Yorick van Wageningen]] (born 1964), actor
* [[Martin Majoor]] (born 1960), type designer and graphic designer
* [[Marlayne]] (born 1971), singer

=== Sport ===
[[File:Fanny Blankers-Koen 1988.jpg|145px|thumb|Fanny Blankers-Koen, 1988]]
* [[Fanny Blankers-Koen]] (1918 in Lage Vuursche – 2004) a Dutch track and field athlete, won four gold medals at the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] 
* [[Jan van Gooswilligen]] (born 1935 in Baarn - 2008) a former Dutch field hockey player, participated in two Olympic Games [[1960 Summer Olympics]] [[1964 Summer Olympics]]
* [[André Hoekstra]] (born 1962 in Baarn) a retired Dutch footballer with over 300 club caps
* [[Maryse Abendanon]] (born 1966) a former Dutch field hockey player, lives in Baarn
* [[Diederik van Weel]] (born 1973 in Baarn) [[field hockey]] player, team gold medallist at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Dustley Mulder]] (born 1985 in Baarn) a Curaçaoan footballer with over 300 club caps
* [[Ilse van der Meijden]] (born 1988 in Baarn) a water polo player, team gold medallist at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Sharon van Rouwendaal]] (born 1993 in Baarn) a Dutch distance swimmer and a gold medalist at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]]

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="packed">
Image:Baarn, de Pauluskerk RM8537 foto1 2012-05-28 11.21.JPG|Church: the Pauluskerk
File:Cast iron bridge over the pond at Soestdijk Palace.jpg|Cast iron bridge over the pond at Soestdijk Palace
File:Paaskerk Baarn.jpg|Paaskerk (Easter Church) in Baarn
File:Baarn Telefoonhuisje 2013.JPG|Baarn Telefoonhuisje
File:Baarn Watertoren 9170.JPG|Baarn Watertoren
File:Baarn Pijnenburg westzijde 2013 49.JPG|Baarn Pijnenburg westzijde
</gallery>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{cite EB1911|wstitle=Baarn |short=x}}
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* {{Official website|http://www.baarn.nl/}}

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Baarn
 | North     = [[Eemnes]]
 | Northeast = [[Bunschoten]]
 | Southeast = [[Amersfoort]]
 | South     = [[Zeist]], [[Soest, Netherlands|Soest]]
 | Southwest = [[De Bilt]]
 | West      = [[Hilversum]] ([[North Holland|NH]])
 | Northwest = [[Laren, North Holland|Laren]] ([[North Holland|NH]])
}}
{{Utrecht Province}}

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