Editing Baarn (section)

== The town of Baarn ==
Baarn, the main town of the municipality, received [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1391. The town lies about 8&nbsp;km east of [[Hilversum]].

In 2001, the town of Baarn had a population of 22,871. The urban area of the town was {{convert|4.66|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}, and consisted of 10,076 residences.<ref name="CBS">Statistics Netherlands (CBS), ''Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001'' {{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm |title=2001 Bevolkingskernen in Nederland  |access-date=2007-01-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060319070600/http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm |archive-date=2006-03-19 }}. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.</ref>

The royal family owns several houses around Baarn. The [[Soestdijk Palace]] in Baarn was the home of [[Emma of the Netherlands|Queen Emma]], [[Juliana of the Netherlands|Queen Juliana]] and Juliana's husband prince [[Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands|Bernard]]. Crown prince [[Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange|Willem Alexander]] and his brothers attended school (''[[Nieuwe Baarnse School]]'' and ''[[Het Baarnsch Lyceum]]'') in Baarn when [[Beatrix of the Netherlands|Queen Beatrix]] (then princess) and her family lived at Castle [[Drakesteijn]] in the village of Lage Vuursche, before they moved to [[The Hague]] in 1980. A piece of forest, the [[Baarnse Bos]], is adjacent to the palace and historically belonged to it.

Baarn's shopping facilities are mainly located in the Laanstraat. Other visitor destinations include 'het [[Cantonspark]]' (a [[botanical garden]]) and [[Groeneveld Castle]]. In the north and east there are [[polder]]s, and the river [[Eem]]. Recreation resources include the woodlands south-west of Baarn, connecting Baarn to Soestdijk, and called 'Het Baarnsche Bos'.

The [[Scout Centre Buitenzorg]] ([[Scouting Nederland]]) is located in Baarn.<ref name=fredkelpin>{{cite web|url=http://www.kelpin.nl/fred/artikelen/gilwellcursus.pdf |title=My Gilwell Training |author=Fred Kelpin |access-date=2008-12-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717071534/http://www.kelpin.nl/fred/artikelen/gilwellcursus.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-17 }}</ref>

To the south lay the connecting road towards the city of [[Amersfoort]], called 'Breemeentje'. This, approx. 10&nbsp;km long straight of polder road, connects the town of Baarn to various roads in Soest and the industrial area of Amersfoort.

Due to good communications with Amsterdam, the town is home to a number of boutique international firms such as [[SEI Investments Company]], [[Bain & Co]] and [[Cerberus Capital Management]]. [[Unilever|Unilever's]] [[Conimex]] and software company [[Seyoda Games]] are located in Baarn.