Oranjewoud

Coordinates: 52°56′45″N 5°57′4″E / 52.94583°N 5.95111°E / 52.94583; 5.95111
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Oranjewoud
It Oranjewâld
Village
UTC+2 (CEST
)
Postal code
8453
Telephone area0513

Oranjewoud (West Frisian: Oranjewâld, literally "Orange Forest") is a small village in the Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Heerenveen, Friesland. Oranjewoud had a population of 1570 in January 2017.[1] It is known for Oranjewoud Palace.

History

Oranjewoud Palace in 1765
Klein Jagtlust Estate

Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz
.

After her death, her daughter

Princess Henriëtte Amalia of Anhalt-Dessau owned the palace. Her architect Daniel Marot, known for Het Loo Palace
, designed a new palace. Two wings were built, but the central building was never built.

After Princess Henriëtte's death,

Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel stayed at Oranjewoud after his death. Until 1747 the palace was often visited by the stadhouders. At that time William IV, Prince of Orange lived in Oranjewoud. William V, Prince of Orange
visited the palace one last time in 1777.

Beside Oranjewoud Palace the royal family had another residence called Carolineburg. This was a small castle. Probably it was named after Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau, who lived there. In 1774 it was demolished.

During the French Revolution the palace was demolished and the estate was sold to the Frisian nobility.

One of them was Hans Willem de Blocq van Scheltinga. In 1834 he built a new

Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
all stayed at Oranjewoud.

Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and Prince Claus of the Netherlands visited the buitenplaats as well. Later, the buitenplaats is owned by the Friesland Bank
. now it is owned by the Bopper Fryslan Foundation.

Oranjestein is another buitenplaats in Oranjewoud. This was the former home of the royal steward. The millionaire Pieter Cats bought it and had it expanded. Some other estates in Oranjewoud are: Klein Jagtlust, Oranjehoeve, Princenhof and Klemburg. Destroyed estates are: Ontwijk, Brouwershave, Veenzigt and Paauwenburg.

Overtuin

In 1953 this estate was sold in two parts by the family De Blocq van Scheltinga. One part was bought by the government. The Park was designed in

French Baroque
style. Now the park is owned by the government and is free to the public. Literally Overtuin means 'the garden in front of'.

Museum Belvédère

Belvédère is a museum of contemporary and modern art. The building was designed by Eerde Schippers. It is 104 metres (341 ft) long and 13 metres (43 ft) wide. The building was the winner of the contest BNA Building of the Year 2006. The museum is named after the Belvedere in the Park area Oranjewoud. The collection consists mainly of works by Frisian artists, like

Queen Beatrix
.

Famous residents of Oranjewoud

Jewish cemetery

Population

1954 1959 1964 1969 1973 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
569 541 595 926 862 1062 1062 1041 1043 1045 1042

References

  1. ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline
  2. ^ Henk van Gelder (13 March 2008). "Haan, Setske de (1889-1948)".
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