Soestdijk

Neighbourhood and hamlet in Utrecht, Netherlands

52°11′27″N 5°16′56″E / 52.19083°N 5.28222°E / 52.19083; 5.28222CountryNetherlandsProvinceUtrechtMunicipalitySoest
BaarnArea

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• Total1.84 km² (0.71 sq mi)Elevation

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14 m (46 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total4,830 • Density2,600/km² (6,800/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

3761^[1]

Dialing code035

Soestdijk (Dutch pronunciation: [suzˈdɛik]) is a neighbourhood of Soest and a hamlet in the municipality of Baarn. Both are part of the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. The village gives its name to Paleis Soestdijk, which from 1937 to 2004 was the residence of Princess and later Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard (who both died in 2004).

Most of Soestdijk is now a neighbourhood of the town of Soest. A smaller part of the former village, including the palace, is part of the municipality of Baarn, and can still be considered a hamlet.^[3]

It was first mentioned in 1394 as Zoesdijck and means "dike near Soest" which had been built in 1378 to provide better road access to Utrecht.^[4] The palace was built in 1674. In 1840, Soestdijk was home to 108 people.^[3] Soestdijk railway station opened in 1898 and is located in Soest.^[5] The hamlet in Baarn nowadays consists of about 30 houses.^[3]

Gallery

Water tower
Residential homes for the workers at the palace
Equestrian facility in Soestdijk
Soestdijk railway station

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 27 March 2022. Statistics are for the neighbourhood in Soest
^ "Postcodetool for 3761AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Soestdijk". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Soestdijk - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.
^ "Station Soestdijk". Stationsweb (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 March 2022.