Oranjewoud Palace

The Palace of Oranjewoud, also referred to as Lustslot Oranjewoud (Pleasure Palace Oranjewoud), was a palace formerly situated in the village of Oranjewoud, within the municipality of Heerenveen, in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Following its demolition, a new manor house was erected on the site of the former foundations in 1829, subsequently known as Landgoed Oranjewoud (the Oranjewoud Estate). The palace served principally as a summer residence for the Frisian branch of the House of Orange-Nassau, including successive Princes of Orange. The House of Orange held several properties within the village, a number of which survive to the present day, as do most of the woodlands and parks established during this period. The presence of the Oranges attracted numerous other noble houses to the area. The members of the House of Orange who resided at Oranjewoud constitute the direct ancestral line of the reigning monarch, King Willem-Alexander. Museum Heerenveen has a model showing how the palace looked in its heyday.

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