Soestduinen Explained

Soestduinen
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Utrecht
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Soest
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:5
Area Total Km2:2.33
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:170
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Postal Code Type:Postal code
Postal Code:3768
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0346
Coordinates:52.1458°N 5.2986°W

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.

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]

References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 3768AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 27 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 27 March 2022.
  3. Web site: Soestduinen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 27 March 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: station Soestduinen . Stationsweb . 27 March 2022 . nl.
  5. Web site: Soestduinen . Plaatsengids . 27 March 2022 . nl.