Editing Doorn (section)

== History == 
In a document from 885 to 896 the settlement is called "Thorhem", a dwelling of [[Thor]], the god of thunder. [[Viking]]s quartered at [[Dorestad]] (now [[Wijk bij Duurstede]]) reportedly referred to the place as Thorhem, as the god of thunder was worshipped there.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.historischnieuwsblad.nl/nl/artikel/8399/thor-en-de-ontdekking-van-doorn |title=Thor en de ontdekking van Doorn |publisher=Historisch Nieuwsblad |access-date=28 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.hetvolk.be/nieuws/2013/03/19/de-vikingstijd-in-nederland |title=De Vikingstijd in Nederland |publisher=Het Volk |access-date=28 February 2025}}</ref> Archaeological excavations on a moor at the estate of Hoog Moersbergen, north of Doorn, have revealed evidence of a pagan sacrificial site.

Later, the settlement of Thorhem became part of the homestead known as Villa Thorhem. Around 1200, this homestead was in the possession of a [[Provost (religion)|provost]] of the [[Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580)|Bishopric of Utrecht]]. One of his successors built a castle in the 14th century – now known as [[Huis Doorn]] – and established the Maartenskerk ("St. Martin's Church") around 1200. The church was extended in the 15th century and later passed into Protestant hands around 1585, remaining in use as a Protestant church.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.huisdoorn.nl/over-huis-doorn |title=History of Huis Doorn |publisher=Huis Doorn |access-date=28 February 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kerk-en-orgel.nl/maartenskerk-doorn |title=Maartenskerk Doorn |publisher=Kerk & Orgel |access-date=28 February 2025}}</ref> Another castle, Kasteel Moersbergen, was first mentioned in 1435 and has undergone several alterations since the 17th century. The expansive estate around Huis Doorn left little room for town expansion until 1874, when the estate was parcelled out. After [[World War II]], the town experienced significant growth and today it also hosts a major base for the [[Netherlands Marine Corps|Royal Dutch Marines]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.defensie.nl/organisatie/marine |title=Royal Dutch Marines |publisher=Defensie |access-date=28 February 2025}}</ref> Nearby is the Von Gimborn Arboretum, one of the botanical garden sites of [[Utrecht University]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uu.nl/en/organisation/von-gimborn-arboretum |title=Von Gimborn Arboretum |publisher=Utrecht University |access-date=28 February 2025}}</ref> Doorn was an independent municipality until 1 January 2006,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.utrechtseheuvelrug.nl/organisatie/geschiedenis |title=Municipal Restructuring of Utrechtse Heuvelrug |publisher=Municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug |access-date=28 February 2025}}</ref> after which it became the principal town in the municipality of [[Utrechtse Heuvelrug]]. The town also supports its own football club, DEV Doorn.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.devdoorn.nl/ |title=DEV Doorn Football Club |publisher=DEV Doorn |access-date=28 February 2025}}</ref>