Barneveld
Barneveld (
pronunciation (info • help)) is a municipality in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province Gelderland. The main centre is the village of Barneveld.
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 52°8′N 5°35′E / 52.133°N 5.583°ECoordinates: 52°8′N 5°35′E / 52.133°N 5.583°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Gelderland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Asje van Dijk (CDA) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (August 2017)[3] | |
| • Total | data missing |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3770–3785, 3794, 3886 |
| Website | www |
The municipality has an area of 176.74 km².
Towns and villages of the municipality
| Name | No. people within centre | No. people outside centre |
|---|---|---|
| Barneveld | 23,960 | 28,640 |
| Voorthuizen | 8,110 | 9,710 |
| Kootwijkerbroek | 1,810 | 4,870 |
| Garderen | 1,470 | 2,060 |
| Zwartebroek | 800 | 1,260 |
| Terschuur | 750 | 1,480 |
| Stroe | 720 | 1,500 |
| De Glind | 350 | 630 |
| Kootwijk | 130 | 280 |
| Bron: CBS [5] | ||
Other centres are: Essen, Esveld, Garderbroek, Harselaar, Kallenbroek, Moorst (partly), Wessel and Recreatiegebied Zeumeren.
Geography
The municipality neighbours Nijkerk, Putten and Ermelo to the north. Apeldoorn lies to the east. Municipalities Ede, Renswoude, Scherpenzeel and Woudenberg are to the south. Municipalities Leusden and Amersfoort neighbour Barneveld to the west.
Notable people born in Barneveld
- Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (1851–1922), astronomer
- Eduard Daniel van Oort (1876–1933), ornithologist
- Egbert Adriaan Kreiken (1896–1964), teacher and astronomer
- Conny van Bentum (born 1965), freestyle swimmer
- Alfred Schreuder (born 1972), footballer
References
- ↑ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Nederlands). Gemeente Barneveld. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 3771ER". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Nederlands). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Nederlands). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ↑ CBS Statline, 1 januari 2006