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Soest (population: 44,686) is a town in the central Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It is located about 6 km west of Amersfoort. The municipality covers an area of 46.17 km².
Soest is at least 975 years old. The oldest documents mentioning Soest (then written as Zoys) date from 1029. Its oldest church (the Oude Kerk, meaning Old Church), which is still in use today, dates from the 15th century.
The municipality of Soest also includes the following towns, villages and townships: Soestduinen, Soestdijk and Soesterberg. Soestdijk gives its name to Paleis Soestdijk, the residence of Princess Juliana, which actually lies in the municipality of Baarn.
Soest can be reached by train (every half hour) from Utrecht and Baarn; all trains stop at the three stations, Soest-Zuid, Soest and Soestdijk. The station of Soestduinen situated on the railroad between Utrecht and Amersfoort was closed in 1998, after being in service for 135 years.
There are many farmlands inside Soest, the biggest are in the center of the town, on a hill, and are called 'de Eng'. A nice small street is 'het Kerkepad'. The Soesterduinen, in the South, sanddunes, are worth visiting.
There is also a Soest in Germany.
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