Oranjewoud
Oranjewoud (, 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. It is known for Oranjewoud Palace.
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Place details
- Locality
- Oranjewoud
- Region
- Fryslân
- Country
- Nederland
- Population
- 1,580
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
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- Population
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Oranjewoud (, 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. It is known for Oranjewoud Palace.
==History== left|thumb|230px|Oranjewoud Palace in 1765 left|thumb|230px|Klein Jagtlust Estate Oranjewoud Palace was built for the royal family. In 1676 Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau bought a country seat in the woods as a buitenplaats or summer residence. She was a Princess of Orange, and a widow of the Frisian Stadtholder Willem Frederik of Nassau-Dietz.