# Haarzuilens

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'''Haarzuilens''' is a village in the [Utrecht province](/source/Utrecht_province) of the [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands). It is a part of the municipality of [Utrecht](/source/Utrecht), and lies about 12&nbsp;km west of the city centre of Utrecht. It was a separate municipality until 1954, when it was joined to the municipality of [Vleuten](/source/Vleuten).<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> 

In 2018, the village of Haarzuilens had about 500 inhabitants.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://utrecht.buurtmonitor.nl/|title=WistUdata Utrecht|website=utrecht.buurtmonitor.nl|access-date=2019-01-31|archive-date=2019-01-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190125091027/https://utrecht.buurtmonitor.nl/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Pronounced "''Harzollens''" by the local [Dutch](/source/Dutch_speaking) inhabitants, the village was built around the turn of the 19th century after its predecessor and the local castle [De Haar](/source/Kasteel_de_Haar) had been destroyed in a devastating fire. The trees surrounding the castle are said to have originated in a forest on the other side of Utrecht. Local lore has it that several houses in Utrecht were demolished in order to move the trees to their new location and to give the castle's owner his forest without the decades usually required to grow new trees.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.monumentaltrees.com/nl/nld/utrecht/utrecht/2232_kasteeldehaar/|title=Monumentale bomen in het park van Kasteel De Haar in Haarzuilens, Utrecht, Nederland|website=www.monumentaltrees.com|access-date=2019-07-30}}</ref> Nevertheless, the owner allegedly went on a five-year honeymoon trip before the trees had been replanted.

It is famous for [De Haar Castle](/source/Kasteel_de_Haar), which is surrounded by gardens and is the location of the annual [Elf Fantasy Fair](/source/Elf_Fantasy_Fair). The [castle](/source/castle), after 1892 fully refurbished by the Baroness [Hélène van Zuylen](/source/H%C3%A9l%C3%A8ne_van_Zuylen) and owned by baron {{ill|Thierry van Zuylen|nl|Thierry van Zuylen van Nyevelt van de Haar}} since 2000, attracted 76,500 visitors in 2002.

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==External links==
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* {{Official website|http://www.haarzuilens.net}}

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