Barneveld (municipality)

Barneveld (ˈbɑrnəˌvɛlt) is a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the center of the Netherlands. It is known for its poultry industry and large Protestant community. The municipality had a population of in , out of which 33,800 (2018) lived in the town itself. Barneveld is estimated to be over 800 years old. This estimation is based on a text from 1174 in which a Wolfram van Barneveld is named. Barneveld (town) De Glind Garderen Kootwijk Kootwijkerbroek Stroe Terschuur Voorthuizen Zwartebroek Jan van Schaffelaar (ca.1445–1482) a cavalry officer in the duchy of Guelders Hendrik Jansen van Barrefelt (ca.1520–ca.1594) a weaver, a Christian mystic and author Jan Everts Bout (1601/1602 – 1671) an early Dutch settler in the New Netherland Jacobus Kapteyn FRS FRSE LLD (1851–1922) a Dutch astronomer Eduard Daniël van Oort (1876–1933) a Dutch ornithologist Simeon Gottfried Albert Doorenbos (1891–1980) a Dutch horticulturist, Director of The Hague Parks Department 1927/1957 Chris van Veen (1922–2009) a Dutch politician and trade association executive Hans Van de Bovenkamp (born 1938 in Garderen) a Dutch-born American sculptor Conny van Bentum (born 1965) a female former butterfly and freestyle swimmer, three time Olympic relay team medallist Alfred Schreuder (born 1972) a Dutch football manager and former player with over 350 club caps Johan Jansen (born 1989) a Dutch professional football goalkeeper, 226 club caps with GVVV File:Barneveld at 6 December 2013 already in Christmas outfit, lovely - panoramio.jpg|Barneveld File:The new townhall Barneveld with its "golden egg" to represent its chicken history - panoramio.jpg|The new townhall Barneveld with its golden egg File:Aluform theater barneveld.jpg|Aluform theater, Barneveld File:Restaurant at Nature Park Schaffelaar Barneveld, with the mainbuilding tower at the background - panoramio.