Soestdijk () is a neighbourhood of
Soest and a hamlet in the municipality of
Baarn. Both are part of the province of
Utrecht
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Netherlands
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. The village gives its name to
Paleis Soestdijk, which from 1937 to 2004 was the residence of Princess and later
Queen Juliana
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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.
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. The palace was built in 1674. In 1840, Soestdijk was home to 108 people.
opened in 1898 and is located in Soest.
The hamlet in Baarn nowadays consists of about 30 houses.
Gallery
File:Soestdijk Watertoren 0537.JPG, Water tower
File:Overzicht van de overzijde van het paleis - Soestdijk - 20423428 - RCE.jpg, Residential homes for the workers at the palace
File:A manege in traditional building style with nice reflections in the pond near Soestdijk Lage Vuursche - panoramio.jpg, Equestrian facility in Soestdijk
File:Station Soestdijk.jpg, Soestdijk railway station
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Baarn
Soest, Netherlands
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