Zeist

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nameZeist
settlement_typeTown
image_skylineZeist raadhuis A.jpg
image_captionZeist city hall
image_flagFlag of Zeist.svg
flag_size100x67px
image_shieldCoat of arms of Zeist.svg
shield_size100x80px
image_mapBAG woonplaatsen - Gemeente Zeist.png
map_altMap of the municipality of Zeist
map_captionDistricts of Zeist
coordinates
coordinates_footnotes
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNetherlands
subdivision_type1Province
subdivision_name1Utrecht
subdivision_type2Municipality
subdivision_name2Zeist
government_footnotes{{cite web
urlhttps://www.zeist.nl/gemeente-bestuur-en-organisatie/bestuur/burgemeester
titleBurgemeester
trans-titleMayor
languagenl
publisherGemeente Zeist
access-date3 December 2021}}
governing_bodyMunicipal council
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameJoyce Langenacker
leader_partyPvdA
leader_title1Municipal Secretary
leader_name1R. Grotens
leader_title2Deputy Mayor
leader_name2L.H.H. Hoogstraten (GL)
leader_title3Council Clerk
leader_name3J. Janssen
unit_prefMetric
area_total_km211.77
elevation_footnotes
elevation_m4
elevation_max_footnotestags --
elevation_min_footnotestags --
population_total51,385
population_as_ofJanuary 1, 2018
population_density_km24,366
population_demonymZeistenaar
population_footnotes
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
postal_code_typePostcode
postal_code3700–3709
area_code_typeArea code
area_code030
website
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| name = Zeist | settlement_type = Town | image_skyline = Zeist raadhuis A.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Zeist city hall | image_flag = Flag of Zeist.svg | flag_size = 100x67px | flag_alt = | image_shield = Coat of arms of Zeist.svg | shield_size = 100x80px | shield_alt = | image_map = BAG woonplaatsen - Gemeente Zeist.png | map_alt = Map of the municipality of Zeist | map_caption = Districts of Zeist | coordinates = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Netherlands | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = Utrecht | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = Zeist | government_footnotes = {{cite web | url = https://www.zeist.nl/gemeente-bestuur-en-organisatie/bestuur/burgemeester | title = Burgemeester | trans-title = Mayor | language = nl | publisher = Gemeente Zeist | access-date = 3 December 2021}} | governing_body = Municipal council | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Joyce Langenacker | leader_party = PvdA | leader_title1 = Municipal Secretary | leader_name1 = R. Grotens | leader_title2 = Deputy Mayor | leader_name2 = L.H.H. Hoogstraten (GL) | leader_title3 = Council Clerk | leader_name3 = J. Janssen | unit_pref = Metric tags -- | area_total_km2 = 11.77 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 4 | elevation_max_footnotes = tags -- | elevation_max_m = | elevation_min_footnotes = tags -- | elevation_min_m = | population_total = 51,385 | population_as_of = January 1, 2018 | population_density_km2 = 4,366 | population_demonym = Zeistenaar | population_footnotes = | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = Postcode | postal_code = 3700–3709 | area_code_type = Area code | area_code = 030 | website = | footnotes = Zeist () is the largest town of the municipality of Zeist. The town is located in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands, east of the city of Utrecht.

History

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.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/SlotZeist.jpg" caption="Slot Zeist"] ::

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 van Zeist, 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 Classicist 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 Classicist 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.

Organisations and surroundings

Zeist is the location of the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB), the Royal Dutch Korfball Association (KNKV) and the International Korfball Federation(IKF). It 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. Triodos Bank headquarters was also based there.

Notable people

The following notable persons were born in Zeist: ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/HendrikMarsman193X.jpg" caption="Hendrik Marsman 1930s"] ::

Sport

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/36/Eva_de_Goede.jpg" caption="Eva de Goede, 2009"] ::

Transport

Zeist has two railway stations. Driebergen-Zeist railway station is located between Zeist and Driebergen-Rijsenburg, to the south of Zeist. It is on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway. Den Dolder railway station is located in Den Dolder. It is on the Utrecht–Kampen railway and the Den Dolder–Baarn railway. Zeist also has two major bus hubs, one on the Jordanlaan and one at Handelscentrum. They have 6 and 4 lines going through respectively.

Gallery

File:Main shopping street "Slotlaan" (lane of the castle) of Zeist at 31 July 2015 - panoramio.jpg|Main shopping street, Zeist File:Jan de Baat De Zee Zeist 03.jpg|Jan de Baat De Zee Zeist File:Triodos Zeist A.jpg|Triodos Bank, Zeist File:Zeist 4469.JPG|Shops in Zeist Image:Zeist, Ma Retraite RM510262 foto8 2012-05-27 17.54.jpg|Villa Ma Retraite

References

References

  1. "Where is Zeist, Utrecht Netherlands".
  2. "Contactgegevens Gemeente Zeist | Overheid.nl".
  3. "Zeist (Utrecht, Netherlands) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information".
  4. "Zeist Municipality, Utrecht, Netherlands".
  5. "Zeist | Netherlands | Britannica".
  6. "Wet instelling van een in Nederland zetelend Schots Hof".

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