Barneveld () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

in the province of

Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east of the country. With a total area of of which is water, it is the largest province of the Nethe ...

in the center of the Netherlands. It is known for its poultry industry and large

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

community. The municipality had a population of in , out of which 33,800 (2018) lived in the

town A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative stat ...

itself.Barneveld in Cijfers
/ref> 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.

Population centres

Barneveld (town) Barneveld is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland and also the administrative center of the Barneveld (municipality), eponymous municipality. Transport Barneveld is served by Connexxion at three train stations. Barneveld Centrum railway sta ...

De Glind De Glind is a village near Barneveld in the middle of Netherlands, in the province Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east ...

Garderen Garderen is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Barneveld, in the forests of the Veluwe. The village has 1,994 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2008). Garderen was a separate municipality until 1818, ...

Kootwijk Kootwijk (West Low German: ''Kodek'') (population estimate: 280) is a small village in the municipality Barneveld, located in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. History It was first mentioned between 1333 and 1334 as ...

* Kootwijkerbroek *

Stroe Stroe may refer to: Places * Stroe, Gelderland, a village in the Netherlands * Stroe, North Holland, a village in the Netherlands * Stroe, a tributary of the river Nechit in Romania Name Romanian surname * Aurel Stroe (1932–2008) * Cor ...

Terschuur Terschuur is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Barneveld. History It was first mentioned around 1400 as "den teende ther schuren", and means "at the barn". Terschuur used to part of Zwartebroe ...

Voorthuizen Voorthuizen ( Dutch Low Saxon: ''Voorthuzen'') is a village in the municipality of Barneveld, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. Tourism Voorthuizen is a tourist village, located on the edge of the Veluwe. East of the village is a high ...

Zwartebroek Zwartebroek is a village in the municipality of Barneveld in the Dutch province of Gelderland Gelderland ( , ), also known as Guelders ( ) in English, is a Provinces of the Netherlands, province of the Netherlands, located in the centre-east ...

Notable people

Jan van Schaffelaar Jan van Schaffelaar ( 1445 – 1482) was a cavalry officer in the duchy of Guelders (or Gelre), the Netherlands. Born in the region of Barneveld in the Veluwe Quarter about 1445, he was in the military service of David of Burgundy, the Bishop of ...

(ca.1445–1482) a cavalry officer in the duchy of

Guelders The Duchy of Guelders (; ; ) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries. Geography The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in present-day Germany. Though the present pr ...

Hendrik Jansen van Barrefelt Hendrik Jansen van Barrefelt (c. 1520 – c. 1594) was a weaver, a Christian mystic and the author of several spiritual works using the pseudonym Hiël. Life Hendrik Jansen van Barrefelt was born c. 1520 in Barneveld, Netherlands and died in or ...

(ca.1520–ca.1594) a weaver, a Christian mystic and author *

Jan Everts Bout Jan Evertsz Bout (March 1601 or 1602, Barneveld, Gelderland – 1671 Gowanus), was an early and prominent Dutch settler in the 17th century colonial province of New Netherland. In 1634 one of the first ''" bouweries"'', or homesteads, in th ...

(1601/1602 – 1671) an early Dutch settler in the

New Netherland New Netherland () was a colony of the Dutch Republic located on the East Coast of what is now the United States. The claimed territories extended from the Delmarva Peninsula to Cape Cod. Settlements were established in what became the states ...

Jacobus Kapteyn Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (19 January 1851 – 18 June 1922) was a Dutch astronomy, astronomer. He carried out extensive studies of the Milky Way. He found that the apparent movement of stars was not randomly distributed but had two preferentia ...

FRS FRSE LLD (1851–1922) a Dutch astronomer *

Eduard Daniël van Oort Eduard Daniël van Oort (31 October 1876 in Barneveld, Gelderland – 21 September 1933 in Leiden) was a Dutch ornithologist. Oort was in charge of the bird collections at the Rijksmuseum of Natural History in Leiden; in 1915 he was made ...

(1876–1933) a Dutch

ornithologist Ornithology, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (''órnis''), meaning "bird", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related discip ...

Simeon Gottfried Albert Doorenbos Simon Godfried Albert Doorenbos (7 October 1891, Barneveld – 1980) was a Dutch horticulturist best known for his work as Director of The Hague Parks Department from 1927 until his retirement in 1957, with a brief interruption during the Second ...

(1891–1980) a Dutch horticulturist, Director of The Hague Parks Department 1927/1957 *

Chris van Veen Christiaan "Chris" van Veen (19 December 1922 – 9 November 2009) was a Dutch politician of the defunct Christian Historical Union (CHU) party now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and trade association executive. Biogr ...

(1922–2009) a Dutch politician and trade association executive *

Hans Van de Bovenkamp Hans Van de Bovenkamp (born 1938) is a Dutch-born American sculptor. Van de Bovenkamp was born in Garderen, Garderen, Holland in 1938 and immigrated to the United States in 1958. He is best known for his large scale abstract work in bronze, stain ...

(born 1938 in Garderen) a Dutch-born American sculptor

Sport

Conny van Bentum Cornelia "Conny" van Bentum (born 12 August 1965, in Barneveld) is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands. Swimming career Van Bentum competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980. ...

(born 1965) a female former butterfly and freestyle swimmer, three time Olympic relay team medallist *

Alfred Schreuder Alfred Schreuder (; born 2 November 1972) is a Dutch football coach and former player who was recently the head coach of UAE Pro League club Al Nasr SC. Club career During his career, Schreuder played for RKC Waalwijk, NAC Breda, Feyenoord, Tw ...

(born 1972) a Dutch football manager and former player with over 350 club caps *

Johan Jansen Johan Jansen (born 7 February 1989) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays, as a goalkeeper, for Sparta Nijkerk in the Dutch Derde Divisie. Career Born in Terschuur, Jansen made his professional debut during the 2007–08 season for NAC Br ...

(born 1989) a Dutch professional football goalkeeper, 226 club caps with

GVVV Gelders Veenendaalse Voetbal Vereniging, better known as GVVV, is a football club based in Veenendaal, Netherlands, that competes in the Tweede Divisie, the third tier of the Dutch football league system. It is one of seven football clubs from ...

Gallery

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.jpg, Restaurant at Nature Park Schaffelaar Barneveld

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* * {{Authority control Municipalities of Gelderland Populated places in Gelderland