Baarn is a small town in the centre of The Netherlands with a population of 24.375. The town, together with the settlements of Lage Vuursche, Soestdijk and Eembrugge, is home to a friendly and tight knit community. Baarn is surrounded by beautiful rural land and the banks of the river Eem on the north, and lush woodlands on the south.

 

 

Baarn’s natural and architectural beauty, good facilities, nice shops and excellent connections by car and train to cities like Amsterdam, Utrecht and Amersfoort, make it a very attractive location for living, working and recreating. The long-term planning of the municipality of Baarn is directed toward preserving Baarn’s quality of living.

 

Inhabitants: 24.375 (january 2007)

Houses: 10.684

Schools: 11

 

Total area: 3.303 ha

of which:

54% woods, nature, recreational

23% agricultural

17% urban

1% water

5% other

War monuments 

The Baarn Freedom Monument
Location: Stationsplein, Baarn
Unveiled: mei 1947
Design: Daniël Horn

'The naval officer’ monument Van Hamel brothers
Location: Gerrit van der Veenlaan, Baarn
Unveiling: 1947
Designer: mw. A. Roland-Holst

The Van Kempen Cross
Location: Julianalaan, Baarn (Baarnse Bos)

For more information about visiting Baarn, hotel accommodations, events and recreational facilities in and around Baarn, you can contact the VVV Tourist Office Baarn:

 

 

Address:

Brinkstraat 12

3741 AN Baarn

 

Opening hours:

Monday 10.30-17.00h

Tuesday-Friday 9.30-1700h

Saturday 10.00-16.00h

 

Telephone:

+31 (0)35 – 541 32 26

 

Fax:

+31 (0)35 – 543 08 28

 

E-mail:

info@vvvbaarn.nl

 

Internet: