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- Due to a major location in the center of the city, Postillion Hotel Utrecht Bunnik guests will find Sint Barbarakerk nearby. It is a short, 10 minutes' drive from Het Utrechts Archief. De BOL is close to the property. It is a 15-minute walk from Bunnik train station.
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Buitenplaats Marquette Heemskerk
Located between the dunes and village of Heemskerk, the Marquette estate is a peaceful escape dating back to 1250 – although the chateau owes much of its current fairy tale appearance to its 19th century owners. Accommodation is in a separate hotel building set within the wooded grounds, with the atmospheric restaurant and wine bar situated in the historical castle building itself. Marquettelaan 34, Heemskerk
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Landgoed Kasteel Oud-Poelgeest
Dating back to the 1640s, this stately castle just north of Leiden was formerly the home of prominent Dutch scientist Herman Boerhaave. These days it’s a plush hotel and restaurant set in 10 hectares of historical grounds and gardens, offering luxurious accommodation in the converted 19th-century coach house. Poelgeesterweg 1, Oegstgeest
Stayokay (Hostel) Slot Assumburg Heemskerk
Live like a king without racking up royal expenses at this magnificent moated castle in Heemskerk, now a budget-conscious hostel. Dating from the 13th century and rebuilt in the 1540s, Castle Assumburg is a flurry of fantastical turrets and towers, with grand medieval style interiors and magnificent gardens to explore. Tolweg 9, Heemskerk
Location in Utrecht | |
| Coordinates: 52°5′N5°14′E / 52.083°N 5.233°ECoordinates: 52°5′N5°14′E / 52.083°N 5.233°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
|---|---|
| Province | Utrecht |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Koos Janssen (CDA) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 48.65 km2 (18.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 48.51 km2 (18.73 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.14 km2 (0.05 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (January 2019)[4] | |
| • Total | 63,934 |
| • Density | 1,318/km2 (3,410/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Zeistenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | |
| Area code | 030 |
| Website | www.zeist.nl |
Zeist (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɛist]) is a municipality and a town in the central Netherlands and is the capital of the municipality Zeist, located east of the city of Utrecht.
Population centres[edit]
- Zeist
Town of Zeist[edit]
The town of 'Seist' was first mentioned in a charter in the year 838. The original settlement was located at the present Dorpsstraat. In the late 12th century, a church was built here. Its tower is now a part of the Reformed Church, the remainder of which was built in the 19th century. Until medieval times, a branch of the river Rhine flowed close to the centre of the town. Three mansions were built near the village: the Huis te Zeist, Kersbergen, and Blikkenburg.
From 1677 to 1686, the 'Slot Zeist' was built on or near the ruins of 'Kasteel Zeist', the original castle (donjon) of Rodgar van Zeist. There is very little documentation on the family that lived there, but a few names are found: in the 12th century a Godefridus de Seist and in the late 13th century another Godefridus, a knight, with his son Johannes and his daughter Petronilla. (Bronnen voor de geschiedenis van Zeist, deel 1, ed. Van Hinsbergen) The last member of the van Zeist family was a woman, Elisabeth (?), who married a member of the Borre van Amerongen family. They had a son who adopted his mother's name and his father's coat-of-arms.
In the last quarter of the 17th century, Count Willem Adriaan van Nassau, an illegitimate descendant of Prince Maurice of Orange, acquired the property and built Slot Zeist in the Dutch Classisist style. Murals by Daniel Marot are still largely intact.
Members of the Evangelische Broedergemeente (Evangelical Brethren's Congregation), the Dutch name for the Moravians, settled in Zeist in 1746, building for their community an impressive array of 18th century Classisist houses planned around two squares. Their headquarters are still located in the centre of town, next to 'the palace'. The oldest Dutch archives of the Moravians are kept at the Utrecht Archival Centre at Utrecht.
In the 19th century, Zeist became a favorite residence for the rich, mainly from the city of Utrecht.
Camp New Amsterdam, (vliegbasis Soesterberg) a former Royal Netherlands Air Force military airbase near this town, was the venue for the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial to take place outside the UK, but under Scots law. The court was designated the Scottish Court in the Netherlands.[citation needed]
Zeist is the location of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV) and the International Korfball Federation(IKF), and is also known for the forests surrounding the town. For many years the Dutch National Archaeological Research Service (Rijksdienst voor het Oudheidkundig Bodemonderzoek) was housed at Slot Zeist.
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Tourist Attractions in Zeist[edit]
Zeisterbos[5]
Slot Zeist[6]
Militaire Luchtvaart Museum[7]
Stichting 'Museum Het Hernhutter Huis'[8]
Notable people[edit]
The following notable persons were born in Zeist:
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- Guido Verbeck (1830–1898) political adviser, educator and missionary, worked as a foreign adviser in Japan
- Hermann Snellen (1834–1908) ophthalmologist invented the Snellen chart
- Anthon van Rappard (1858–1892) painter and draughtsman
- Willem Pijper, (1894–1947) composer, music critic and music teacher
- Hendrik Marsman, (1899–1940) poet and writer
- Isaäc Arend Diepenhorst, (born 1916) former minister of education
- Johan Witteveen (1921–2019) politician and MD of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 1973-1978
- Carel Blotkamp (born 1945) artist, art historian, writer and critic
- Wam Kat, (born 1956) political activist and author
- Mark Overmars, (born 1958) author of GameMaker Studio
- Jan van de Pavert (born 1960) sculptor, painter, draftsman, animator, and video artist
- Mirjam Sterk (born 1973) former politician, civil servant and educator
Sport[edit]
- Henk Kamerbeek (1893–1954) hammer thrower, competed at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics
- André Bolhuis (born 1946) a retired field hockey player, competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics
- Bert Blyleven, (born 1951) Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher
- Guusje van Mourik (born 1955) karateka, judodka and boxer
- Jos Ruijs (born 1955) rower, competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics
- Chima Onyeike (born 1975) football coach and former professional player with 257 caps
- Jeroen Rauwerdink (born 1985) volleyball player
- Eva de Goede (born 1989) field hockey player, gold medalist in the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics silver medallist at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Transport[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Main shopping street, Zeist
Jan de Baat De Zee Zeist
Triodos Bank, Zeist
Shops in Zeist
Villa Ma Retraite
References[edit]
- ^'Burgemeester' [Mayor] (in Dutch). Gemeente Zeist. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^'Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020' [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^'Postcodetool for 3701HS'. Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^'Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand' [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
- ^'Zeisterbos - Utrechts Landschap'. www.utrechtslandschap.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^'Slot Zeist Overweldigend, warm en excentriek Prachtige locatie op de Utrechtse Heuvelrug'. www.slotzeist.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
- ^'Militaire Luchtvaart Museum Kamp van Zeist, Soesterberg - Zoeken in de collectie - Nationaal Militair Museum'. NNM. Fabrique - Merken, design & interactie, http://www.fabrique.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-16.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ^'www.hethernhutterhuis.nl'. www.hethernhutterhuis.nl. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
External links[edit]
- Media related to Zeist at Wikimedia Commons