Fort Voordorp, Utrecht, Netherlands

Fort Voordorp was built between 1867-1871 as a part of the Netherlands water defence line. Today it is used for events and conferences.

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Swatantra Kumar (6 years ago)
Wonderful place for a big team meeting, conference. Centrally located and very green.

Edmundo Marti (6 years ago)
excelent nice atmosphere

Lynn Claessen (7 years ago)
Filmed with MediaVisible the aftermovie of JDE Updates Oracle event. Beautiful location for business meetings.

Tony Thijs (7 years ago)
Great conference place where I attended the Dutch IT Channel Society Event, very good food, totally unreachable by public transport which I find a severe minus point

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The Beckov castle stands on a steep 50 m tall rock in the village Beckov. The dominance of the rock and impression of invincibility it gaves, challenged our ancestors to make use of these assets. The result is a remarkable harmony between the natural setting and architecture.

The castle first mentioned in 1200 was originally owned by the King and later, at the end of the 13th century it fell in hands of Matúš Èák. Its owners alternated - at the end of the 14th century the family of Stibor of Stiborice bought it.

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The history of the castle is the subject of different legends.

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