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.[3] In 1840, it was home to 451 people.[4] Deest became an independent parish in 1858 when the first church was built.[4] In 1919, the brickworks Vogelensangh opened, and is still in operation.[4]
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.[5]