Luchtfoto van kasteel Drakenstein met het bijbehorende landschapspark en bos te Lage Vuursche

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Spellings: Drakensteyn, Drakestein or Drakensteijn. Zamok, built in 1634-1640 gg. In 1807 it became the property P. W. The Bosch, the mayor of Utrecht, and since then, the name sounds like Bosch van Drakestein. The house remained in the family for over 150 years, it sold in 1959, Princess Beatrix. She restored the castle and moved into it in 1963, becoming the queen in 1980, she and her family moved into the palace Huis ten Bosch in The Hague, and was used as a guest Drakensteyn dom. V 2006 it was announced that kasteel Drakensteyn be renovated. Queen Beatrix abdicated April 30, 2013, and February 4, 2014, she officially moved into the castle.