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Muiderslot Description
Muiden's principal attraction is the Muiderslot, a moated castle built by Count Floris V in 1280 on the estuary of the Vecht in order to assert his authority in the eastern part of his domains. After his death (1296) the Bishop of Utrecht took the castle by storm and reduced it to ruins. In 1370 a new castle was built on the site, and this was the residence until 1795 of a succession of castellans wielding judicial authority. The castle knew quieter times between 1609 and 1674, when it was occupied by the writer Pieter Cornelisz Hooft, who formed a circle of artists and scholars, the "Muiderkring". His best known guests were Joost van den Vondel and Constantijn Huygens. Since 1875 the Muiderslot (restored between 1885 and 1909 and again
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Hobbies & Activities category: Castle, chateau, palace;  Garden or botanic display;  Historic site;  Architecture - Medieval
Address
Muiderslot
Herengracht 1
Muiden, Noord-Holland 1398 AA
Netherlands
Hours
April 1 to October 1
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
Open10:0010:0010:0010:0010:0012:0012:00
Closed17:0017:0017:0017:0017:0018:0018:00
November 1 to March 31
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
OpenClosedClosedClosedClosedClosed12:0012:00
Closed17:0017:00
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Cost
Adult7.25 Euros
Senior over 655.25 Euros
Child 12 & under5.25 Euros
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