| Deest | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Native Name Lang: | nl |
| Image Map1: | Map NL - Druten - Deest.png |
| Map Caption1: | The town centre (red) and the statistical district (light green) of Deest in the municipality of Druten.--> |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | Druten |
| Coordinates: | 51.8833°N 45°W |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | 8 |
| Area Total Km2: | 5.58 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 1790 |
| 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: | 6653 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0487 |
Deest is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Druten, and lies about 9 km south of Wageningen.
It was first mentioned in 814 as T(h)esta (CL I, no. 101) and 997 as Dheste. The etymology in unknown.[3] In 1840, it was home to 451 people.[4] Deest became an independent parish in 1858 when the first church was built.[4] In 1919, the brickworks Vogelensangh opened, and is still in operation.[4]
On 3 February 1945, the monastery was hit by a V-1 flying bomb killing seven sisters, two women and two children. On 8 February, another V1 hit the village killing 10 people. Most of the centre was destroyed. In 1953, the church was rebuilt.[5]