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Zeist: castle
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Zeist, gemeente (municipality), central Netherlands. Since 1746 it has been the headquarters of the Dutch Province of the Moravian Church, a Protestant group, which bought the 17th-century Zeist castle. Zeist is mainly a residential and resort town in a wooded region; it has some light industry. Pop. (2007 est.) 60,326.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.