Soestduinen is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 3 km south of Soest.
Soestduinen | |
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 The dunes covered in snow | |
  Soestduinen Location in the Netherlands  Soestduinen Soestduinen (Netherlands) | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′45″N 5°17′55″E / 52.14583°N 5.29861°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Soest |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.33 km2 (0.90 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 170 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 3768[1] |
| Dialing code | 0346 |
The hamlet was first mentioned in 1936 as Soestduinen, and means the dunes near Soest.[3] The railway station Soestduinen has existed between 1863 and 1998, and was called Soestduinen since 1922.[4] The hamlet has always had place name signs, but since 2009, it reads Soest with Soestduinen underneath to emphasise that it is a hamlet belonging to Soest.[5]
Gallery
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Pumping station -
Former railway station building -
Houses in Soestduinen -
Old postcard of a holiday resort in Soestduinen
References
edit- ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3768AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Soestduinen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "station Soestduinen". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Soestduinen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
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