Original Title
"Oostbroek"
Image Licence
Publiek Domein 1.0
Image Credit
Image courtesy HET Utrechts Archief
Location
Bunnikseweg 39, De Bilt, Utrecht, Netherlands
Country
Netherlands
Tags
Category
Buildings & Architecture
TWW Comment
Oostbroek is a former abbey (Sint-Laurensabdij). The Oostbroek estate gradually developed from this , which is one of the nature reserves managed by Het Utrechts Landschap. Shortly after the middle of the 16th century, the St. Lawrence Abbey was in serious financial trouble with the number of monks decreasing. Around 1580, the Sint-Laurensabdij and the Vrouwenklooster were subsequently demolished. With the Reformation , the goods of the Abbey of St. Lawrence in 1586 fell to the States of Utrecht , the goods of the Women's Monastery to knighthood . Shortly afterwards, the Oostbroek house was built on the abbey grounds. The late 16th century, this house Oostbroek with surrounding land in the course of time had numerous ownership the first buitenplaats Oostbroek on the site began in 1676. Goods of the former abbey are sold gradually, including the estates Vollenhoven , Sandwijck , This resulted in a holding ring and Beerschoten with outdoor areas. Estate Oostbroek was owned by the Van Ewijck family from the 18th to the 20th century .
In 1887 the current country house Oostbroek was finally built on the former abbey grounds. The park design is by IHJ van Lunteren , who incorporated older elements into it. Today, the late 19th-century main building and the park on the estate are a national monument . The Utrecht Landscape owns the nearly 90- hectare estate Oostbroek.
The Oostbroek and Niënhof estates have been designated by the province of Utrecht as a geographic monument . https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oostbroek_(De_Bilt)
