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Driebergen-Rijsenburg is a town in the municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is the home of Michelin starred restaurant La Provence.

Lai Sin's is a defunct restaurant in Driebergen-Rijsenburg, in the Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1996 and retained that rating until 2008.Head chef of Lai Sin's was Kwong On Wong.The restaurant closed 1 November 2011, when owner Lai Sin Zei sold the restaurant. After a renovation, restaurant Villa Zuidoost opened up in 2012.Lai Sin's was a member of the Alliance Gastronomique Néerlandaise in the period 1994–2011.

Rijsenburg is a former village and municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Presently, it is a part of the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. The former municipality of Rijsenburg existed from 1818 to 1931, when it merged with Driebergen, to create the new municipality of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. Since 2006, Driebergen-Rijsenburg has been part of the new municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug.

Sterkenburg is a hamlet and former municipality in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It existed between 1818 and 1857, when it was merged with Driebergen.The Castle Sterkenburg is located here, about 3 km south of Driebergen. The literal translation of the name is "strong castle". There is also a Dutch surname "Sterkenburg", which is derived from this location.

Beerschoten is a hamlet in the municipality Utrechtse Heuvelrug, in the Dutch province Utrecht. Beerschoten lies on the edge of a forest between the towns of Zeist (to the northwest) and Driebergen-Rijsenburg (to the southeast). Just north of the hamlet is the railway station Driebergen-Zeist. The hamlet grew around the estate "Beerschoten-Willinkshof". It was first mentioned in 1874 Beerschoten and was named after a manor house with was demolished in 1850. It is not a stastical entity, and the postal authorities have placed it under Zeist.

Driebergen-Zeist is a railway station located between Driebergen-Rijsenburg and Zeist, Netherlands. It is located in the municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug. The station was opened on 17 June 1844 and is located on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway. The station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen. In 2018 there were approximately 8,787 passengers per day using Driebergen-Zeist station. The station underwent a major uprade between 2017 and 2020 which provided additional bicycle parking and removed a nearby level crossing.

Von Gimborn Arboretum is a large living collection of woody plants in the Netherlands.The arboretum is situated in Doorn, province of Utrecht, about 25 km to the east from the city of Utrecht, and together with its nursery currently occupies an area of 27 ha. It is named after its founder, German ink manufacturer Max Th. Von Gimborn (1872–1964), which started it in 1924 as a private collection of conifers and ericaceous plants. The collection was laid down as a 23 ha landscape garden designed by Gerard Bleeker. It is still one of the largest conifer collections in Western Europe, though now it contains many other trees and shrubs as well. It holds national plant collections of conifers (particularly Tsuga), Ericaceae (and Rhododendron in particular), Aceraceae, Betulaceae, Euonymus, Fraxinus, Laburnum, Magnolia and Syringa. A number of cultivars of woody plants originate there. The arboretum is open to the public daily for a small fee.

Catholic Comprehensive School, Breul, is a Catholic secondary school for VMBO, HAVO, Atheneum and Gymnasium, near Zeist. It is one of the colleges founded by the Society of Jesus in the Netherlands, in 1831, and has undergone several moves since then.

Beverweerd Castle is a 13th century castle and former knight's court town, which is located on an island along the Kromme Rijn near the village of Werkhoven in the Dutch province of Utrecht. The castle is surrounded by landscaped gardens, in which the Kromme Rijn itself plays an important role in the landscape. The castle was empty for a long time and was not open to the public. Since 2006, painter and art forger Geert Jan Jansen has lived and worked at Beverweerd Castle. The surrounding gardens are ideal for walking, which offers a good view of the castle and the Kromme Rijn.

The KNVB Academy is the Educational Department of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). The KNVB Academy was founded in 1996 to concentrate all educational programs for Dutch football in one body, and is headquartered at Zeist. The operations of the KNVB Academy are focused on development of coaches, referees and administrators in The Netherlands. Dutch coaching diplomas are UEFA approved.

Austerlitz (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌu̯stərlɪts]) is a village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Zeist, and lies about 6 km east of Zeist.

Werkhoven is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Bunnik, and lies about 5 km east of Houten. Castle Beverweerd is located on the other side of the river. Werkhoven used to be a separate municipality. It merged with Bunnik and Odijk in 1964.