buitenplaats
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Buitenplaatsen in Nederland - Bijna alle buitenplaatsen in Nederland.
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thumb|Buitenplaats Trompenburgh in 's-Graveland
A buitenplaats (, ) was a summer residence for rich townspeople in the Netherlands. During the Dutch Golden Age of the 17th century, many traders and city administrators in Dutch towns became very wealthy. Many of them bought country estates, at first mainly to collect rents, however soon mansions started to be built there, which were used only during the summer.
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