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Deest
Village
Church of Deest
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Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°40′E / 51.883°N 5.667°E / 51.883; 5.667
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Municipality	Druten
Area
• Total	5.58 km (2.15 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population
• Total	1,790
• Density	320/km (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6653
Dialing 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.

History

It was first mentioned in 814 as T(h)esta (CL I, no. 101) and 997 as Dheste. The etymology in unknown. In 1840, it was home to 451 people. Deest became an independent parish in 1858 when the first church was built. In 1919, the brickworks Vogelensangh opened, and is still in operation.

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.

Gallery

• Barn in Deest
• House in Deest
• Farm in Deest
• Brickworks

References

1. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
2. "Postcodetool for 6653AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
3. "Deest - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
4. ^ "Deest". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
5. "In februari 1945 verloor Deest haar hart". Mijn Gelderland (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 March 2022.

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