For a long time, people buried their dead in and around the church. That stopped in the early 19th century, when new regulations stipulated that burial sites had to be out of town. In 1830, the town Zeist opened a brand new cemetery that complied with the new rules....
We have a look at a infant’s grave today. Translation of the inscription: “Here rests our littlest darling Leon Jansen born 27 July [19]43 died 15 October [19]43.” Summary of the death certificate: Pantaleon Johannes Jansen, male, 0 years old, son of...
Anna Elisabeth Hasselmann, born on 9 February 1743 in Amsterdam, died on 22 January 1747 in Zeist. Anna Elisabeth lived with her parents in the recently founded Moravian settlement on the estate of Zeist Castle. She was the first of this group to pass away, and was...
In the 18th century, a group of people from the village Herrnhut in Saxony settled on the estate of Zeist Castle. They were members of the Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine, also known as the Unity of the Brethren or the Moravian Church. Their settlement flourished, and they...
There is a little castle in the Dutch city Zeist, known as Slot Zeist (Castle Zeist). It looks more like a manor, actually, but it does have a moat. Originally built in the late middle ages, it was largely rebuilt between 1677 and 1686, by Dutch architect Jacobus...
