Doorn: Heuvelrug Village and Exile of the Last German Kaiser
Kaiser Wilhelm II spent the last 22 years of his life at Huis Doorn, a manor house in this Utrecht province village. After abdicating in 1918, the former German emperor lived here until his death in 1941. The house is now a museum documenting the exile period and the broader history of the German Empire. Doorn has about 10,330 residents and falls within the gemeente Utrechtse Heuvelrug since 2006.
The village sits on the southern slope of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, surrounded by forests and country estates. The centre along the Dorpsstraat retains a village character. The Kaapse Bossen and Doornse Gat provide walking routes through varied woodland. Doorn has a residential character, with many commuters working in Utrecht or Amersfoort. The A12 motorway is accessible to the south.
Utrecht is about 20 kilometres west. Amersfoort lies roughly 15 kilometres north. Driebergen-Rijsenburg is approximately 5 kilometres west.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II spent the last 22 years of his life at Huis Doorn, a manor house in this Utrecht province village. After abdicating in 1918, the former German emperor lived here until his death in 1941. The house is now a museum documenting the exile period and the broader history of the German Empire. Doorn has about 10,330 residents and falls within the gemeente Utrechtse Heuvelrug since 2006.
The village sits on the southern slope of the Utrechtse Heuvelrug, surrounded by forests and country estates. The centre along the Dorpsstraat retains a village character. The Kaapse Bossen and Doornse Gat provide walking routes through varied woodland. Doorn has a residential character, with many commuters working in Utrecht or Amersfoort. The A12 motorway is accessible to the south.
Utrecht is about 20 kilometres west. Amersfoort lies roughly 15 kilometres north. Driebergen-Rijsenburg is approximately 5 kilometres west.
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