Oegstgeest
Oegstgeest ( listen? / I ) is a municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. It consists of the village of the same name, and has 23,134 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2013 ) and covers an area of 7.75 km ², of which 0.55 km ² water. Oegstgeest is a suburb of suffering, which can be reached from the north-west of the city railway station in 25 minutes.
The place is known for a large psychiatric hospital.
Attractions
Oud Poelgeest, estate of Herman Boerhaave, which he acquired in 1724.
Personalities
Daughters and sons
- January Wolkers (1925-2007), writer
- January Kalsbeek (* 1949), builder of historical keyboard instruments
- Sem Veeger (* 1991), actress
- Daan Olivier ( * 1992), cyclists
Other personalities
- Daniel Wyttenbach (1746-1820), Leiden philologist, lived and died here with his wife, the novelist Daniel Wyttenbach born Jeanne Gaul ( 1773-1830 ).
- Jan van Gilse (1881-1944), composer and conductor, died in Oegstgeest