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Staverden Castle – Staverden Watermill loop from Staverden

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Staverden Castle – Staverden Watermill loop from Staverden

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Staverden Castle – Staverden Watermill loop from Staverden

03:25

13.2km

40m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 2, 2026

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286 m

Staverden Castle

Highlight • Castle

A small but beautiful Castle with beer brewery De Uddelaer in the Koetshuis. Feel free to take a tour and tasting there. Brasserie Staverden is located at the back of the beautiful garden. A wonderful place to sit on the impressive terrace and enjoy a good meal or coffee with apple pie. Don't forget to view the gardens with various highlights. a.o. two giant trees (Sequaoias). Everything is now managed by the Gelders Landscape and Castles foundation

The estate and castle have a long history. The counts of Gelderland (later dukes) probably had a court in Staverden as early as the 12th century. In 1299 Count Reinald I obtained city rights from the Emperor. But it never came to a real urban development.

It was probably never the intention that Staverden became a real city. This is apparent from the wording of the granting of the city rights. A research report into the cultural history of Staverden states that the rights granted to Staverden differ greatly from the city rights granted to Gelderland cities at the time. It is stipulated that, in addition to the 'free people', serfs and ministerials or servants may also live there. It can be concluded that we should not regard medieval Staverden as a regular city (to be founded), but as an agricultural settlement with certain legal characteristics of a city. The confirmation of the rights is probably related to the fact that the Count of Gelre is busy increasing his influence on the Veluwe at that time.

Early times
The six preserved burial mounds on the west and east edges of the stream valley show that people were already present in the Staverden area around 4000 years ago. The valley and its surroundings are continuously adapted to the needs of the residents. The stream was used to power water mills. In the stream valley, loam was extracted to bake bricks. Farms were built with fields and large plots of coppice.

Nineteenth and twentieth centuries
From the 19th century, Staverden developed rapidly. Land was reclaimed, roads were constructed or improved and two new farms were built. The aim of the owners was to make Staverden self-sufficient again as a modern agricultural and forestry company, as the estate had functioned for centuries.

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423 m

Staverden Watermill

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The Staverden corn mill has a very long history. The oldest mention of Staverden dates back to 1295. In that year Count Reynalt of Gelre received permission from the king to build a new town or fortress. The city was never built, but it was a courtyard with a mill. As early as 1307, the Count donated 20 pounds of interest to the Order of St. John of Jerusalem from proceeds from the court and mill of Staverden.

The mill has been leased by several owners over the centuries. The last tenant is the Gardenbroek family in 1850. This family worked with the watermill until 1924. When the mill was shut down, the waterwheel with the mill barrel and the interior were immediately demolished. The part along the brook of the mill house has also been demolished. The Geldersch Landschap en Kasteelen (GLK) foundation became the owner of the Staverden estate in 1963.

Source: spisjesbeken.nl/korenmolen-van-het-huis-staverden

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563 m

Staverden Estate Visitor Centre

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Visitor center with a small café and tips for beautiful hikes on request.

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885 m

Reformed Chapel Staverden

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This church building was built in 1875 as a successor to a wooden predecessor from 1866. Staverden Chapel is a simple, neo-Gothic hall church with a low tower and a wooden belfry. The history of the chapel goes back more than 150 years, to the 19th century. The current church building was built in 1875 as a successor to a wooden predecessor from 1866.

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