Huis ter Heide is a village in the central
Netherlands
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. It is located in the municipality of
Zeist
Zeist () is the capital and largest town of the municipality of Zeist. The town is located in the Utrecht province of the Netherlands, east of the city of Utrecht.
History
The town of "Seist" was first mentioned in a charter in the year 83 ...
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Utrecht
Utrecht ( , , ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city and a List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, pro ...
, about 2 km northeast of the centre of the town Zeist.
[''ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland'', Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.]
History
The village was first mentioned in 1681 as 't Huys ter Heyde, and means "house on the heath" which is a reference to an
inn
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. Between 1652 and 1653, the main road from Utrecht to Amersfoort was built, and estates and villas were constructed along the road. The Dutch Reformed Church was built between 1858 and 1859
Between 1901 and 1941, there was railway stop in the village.
The first
McDonald's
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Drive-in restaurant
A drive-in is a facility (such as a restaurant or movie theater) where one can drive in with an automobile for service. At a drive-in restaurant, for example, customers park their vehicles and are usually served by staff who walk or rollers ...
in the Netherlands is located in Huis ter Heide.
Gallery
File:Huis ter Heide Keienhuisje.jpg, Tea house
File:Huis ter Heide Prins Alexanderweg 62-64.jpg, Village in Huis ter Heide
Image:McDrive - eerstedrivehuisterheideklein.jpg, McDonald's drive-in
File:Zicht op gedeelte van kantoorgebouw op kruispunt met de Amersfoortseweg - Huis ter Heide - 20535087 - RCE.jpg, Office building
References
Populated places in Utrecht (province)
Zeist
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