Barneveld

This article is about the municipality in the Netherlands. For the village in New York, see Barneveld, New York. For the village in Wisconsin, see Barneveld, Wisconsin.

Barneveld
Municipality
Church in Barneveld
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Gelderland Location in Gelderland
Coordinates:
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Asje van Dijk (CDA)
Area
• Total	176.69 km2 (68.22 sq mi)
• Land	175.96 km2 (67.94 sq mi)
• Water	0.73 km2 (0.28 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (May 2014)
• Total	54,356
• Density	309/km2 (800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Barnevelder
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode	3770–3785, 3794, 3886
Area code	0342, 0577
Website	www.barneveld.nl

Topographic map of Barneveld (town), March 2014

Barneveld () is a town and 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 54,356 in 2014, the town itself had a population of 29,756 in 2010.

Transport

Barneveld is served by Connexxion at two train stations. Barneveld Centrum is in the centre of Barneveld and the Barneveld Noord railway station in the village of Harselaar, where there is a Park & Ride facility and Barneveld Zuid railway station in the newly constructed area know as Veller

Barneveld is also connected by the A1 and A30 motorways, as well as provincial roads N301, N344, N800, N802, and N805.

Economy

Due to the central geographic location of the city and its close proximity to major transport routes Barneveld has become a foundry for innovative industry. Moba, the world's largest manufacturer of egg grading and packing machines. Baan was a longtime leader in the ERP market before it almost collapsed due to "creative" revenue manipulation. Bettink Service en Onderhoud, which is the biggest brand independent wind turbine service company in the Netherlands. Eltomation, which has been involved in the development and worldwide supply of over 160 complete plants and projects for the production of Cement Bonded Boards. EeStairs, that created a DNA-inspired staircase and designed a space-saving stair solution that fits into a tiny 3-foot-by-3-foot space. Paperfoam, a company that is specialised in environmental friendly packaging with a very low carbon footprint. Other locally well known companies are Vink, De Heus, founded in Barneveld, current HQ in Ede, Netherlands and the Royal BDU Publishing.

Population centres

• Barneveld
• De Glind
• Garderen
• Kootwijk
• Kootwijkerbroek
• Stroe
• Terschuur
• Voorthuizen
• Zwartebroek

Education

There are 3 secondary schools in Barneveld:

• Johannes Fontanus College
• De Meerwaarde
• Van Lodenstein College

Notable residents

• 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 and football coach
• Sander van de Streek (born 1993), footballer

See also

• De Hoeksteen, Barneveld (church)

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website