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Soest

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Total population

39,395

Air quality index

52Moderate
Coordinates52.17°, 5.29°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Soest sits in Utrecht, Netherlands and is identified as a town. Census-style estimates put the resident count near 39,395. Coordinates of 52.175°, 5.291° situate Soest in the cool-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,084 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 42% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience long cool seasons and short, mild summers. Detailed open-data panels follow, covering demographics, climate, geography, wildlife and nearby settlements.

Summary composed automatically from structured open data on this page. See our Terms for details.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.1746
Longitude
5.2910
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

US AQI — Moderate
52
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
14.6
PM10 (µg/m³)
22.1
Ozone (µg/m³)
83
NO₂ (µg/m³)
15.2

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
4,363,857
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    60,085
  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    57,414
  • Mallard
    Anas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    55,085
  • Common Wood-Pigeon
    Columba palumbus Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    54,899
  • Eurasian Coot
    Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    51,844
  • House Sparrow
    Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    47,723
  • Common Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    47,609
  • Eurasian Magpie
    Pica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    46,845

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
5
Largest magnitude
4.2
Largest event
2011-09-08

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Rogier van Otterloo
Rogier van Otterloo
Dutch composer and conductor (1941-1988)
Anne Sjerp Troelstra
Anne Sjerp Troelstra
Dutch mathematician (1939–2019)
F
Ferdi Vierklau
Dutch footballer
Auke Pattist
Auke Pattist
Dutch criminal
L
Lodewijk Wilhelmus Copijn
Dutch landscape architect (1878-1945)
R
Richard Hallebeek
Dutch musician
Frits Weiland
Frits Weiland
Dutch composer (born 1933)
B
Bastiaan Poortenaar
Dutch field hockey player (1968–2024)
E
Edwin de Kruyff
Dutch football player
Haye van der Heyden
Haye van der Heyden
Dutch screenwriter, playwright and writer (born 1957)
M
Madelon Vriesendorp
Dutch painter (born 1945)
Peter Hoefnagels
Peter Hoefnagels
Dutch jurist (1927–2011)
P
Paul Hulskamp
Dutch sculptor
Corrie van Brenk
Corrie van Brenk
Dutch politician
Madelon Hooykaas
Madelon Hooykaas
Dutch photographer (born 1942)
Machteld Versnel-Schmitz
Machteld Versnel-Schmitz
Dutch politician (1940–2019)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Utrecht

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Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.97
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,084

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
0
Avg daily Wikipedia views
0
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Soest

Geologie und Palaeontologie des zentralen Biokovo (Dalmatien)
Jacob van Soest · 1942
Regulatie in de guanosine 5'-momophosphaatsynthese van Escherichia coli
Hendrik Johannes Jacobus Nijkamp · 1968
Morphological and dynamic aspects of the thymus
Louis Kater · 1970
Proeven over gewoontevorming bij dieren
F. J. J. Buytendijk · 1918

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

Feral Pigeon
Feral Pigeon
Columba livia domestica
Seen 2026-06-27
Eurasian Blackbird
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
Seen 2026-06-27
Spotted Firebug
Spotted Firebug
Corizus hyoscyami
Seen 2026-06-27
Cinnabar moth
Cinnabar moth
Tyria jacobaeae
Seen 2026-06-27
European Comma
European Comma
Polygonia c-album
Seen 2026-06-27
Spongy Moth
Spongy Moth
Lymantria dispar
Seen 2026-06-27
Meadow Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Seen 2026-06-27
Black Woodpecker
Black Woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
Seen 2026-06-27
Large White
Large White
Pieris brassicae
Seen 2026-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Soest, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

Witte Burchthoeve — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (2) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (1) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (3) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (4) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (5) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (6) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (7) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (8) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miWorld Map with Flags (Emoji Version) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (10) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (9) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (11) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (12) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (15) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (13) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (14) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (16) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miSocial sofa Soest Smitsweg (17) — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miMy Handrawn Flag-Map of the world — Soest, Netherlands0.3 miNIMH - 2011 - 5361 - Aerial photograph of Soest, The Netherlands — Soest, Netherlands0.4 miTegel-2024 — Soest, Netherlands0.5 miSocial sofa Soest Schrikslaan (1) — Soest, Netherlands0.6 miSocial sofa Soest Schrikslaan (2) — Soest, Netherlands0.6 mi

Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.

Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code
0342
Population (Wikidata)
46,906
Wikidata
Q10041

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

  • • Wikimedia Commons
  • • Wikidata
  • • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
  • • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382