Doorn
Sign in to saveDoorn is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The town is famous for being the final residence of Wilhelm II.
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Place details
- Locality
- Doorn
- Region
- Utrecht
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 10,330
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Doorn
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Town
- Settlement.native_name_lang
- nl
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Poortgebouw Huis Doorn.jpeg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Gate house to Huis Doorn
- Settlement.image_flag
- Doorn vlag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Doorn wapen.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in the Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Netherlands
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of the Netherlands
- Official name
- Doorn
- Demonym
- Dorenaar
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Utrecht
- Population
- +640
- Area
- +22.27
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Huis doorn poortgebouw.JPG
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Article
4 sectionsContents
- History
- Notable inhabitants
- References
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Doorn is a town in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. The town is famous for being the final residence of Wilhelm II.
== History == In a document from 885 to 896 the settlement is called "Thorhem", a dwelling of Thor, the god of thunder. Vikings quartered at Dorestad (now Wijk bij Duurstede) reportedly referred to the place as Thorhem, as the god of thunder was worshipped there. Archaeological excavations on a moor at the estate of Hoog Moersbergen, north of Doorn, have revealed evidence of a pagan sacrificial site.