Soesterberg
Sign in to saveSoesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
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- Soesterberg
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- Town
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- nl
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- Building in Soesterberg Air Base
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- Netherlands Utrecht#Netherlands
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- Netherlands
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- Utrecht
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Located in
- Soest
- Population
- +7210
- Area
- +5.62
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Image
- Soesterberg Barromeuskerk.JPG
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- History
- Soesterberg Air Base
- Gallery
- See also
- References
Soesterberg is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Soest, and lies about 5 km northeast of Zeist, on the road between Amersfoort and Utrecht. It was the location of Soesterberg Air Base
== History == The town was first mentioned in 1840 as Berg, meaning hill belonging to Soest. In 1840, it was home to 253 people. The military airbase and the tram line Amersfoort–Zeist caused a rapid growth of the village in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1939, a monastery was established by the Society of the Divine Word. In 1940, an officer's casino was built for the German Luftwaffe. It is one of the few remaining buildings in Nazi architectural style in the Netherlands, and has thick walls. It was captured intact by the Canadians in 1945, and was used by the KLM and Ministry of Defence. It has been converted into an apartment building.