Soest

Soest is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is the capital of the Soest area. The city is home to a noteworthy part of South Westphalia University of Applied Sciences which offers different building programs. Soest was involved well before 836 when the town is first referenced in the Dagobertsche Schenkung, despite the fact that the starting point of this record is truly dubious. In any case, there is no uncertainty that Soest has been possessed for quite a while; unearthings over the most recent two decades have revealed indications of residence extending back over 4000 years.

In the 11^th and 12^th century, Soest developed impressively, making it one of the greatest towns in Westphalia with somewhere in the range of 10,000 residents. It was likewise a significant individual from the Hanseatic League until 1609. The painter Peter Lely, later to win acclaim in England, was born in 1618 to Dutch guardians in Soest, where his dad was an officer serving in the military of Elector Johann Sigismund of Brandenburg.