Barneveld

Barneveld
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Coordinates: 52°8′N 5°35′E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Postcode	3770-3776,3780-3781,3784-3785,3794,3886
Area code(s)	0342, 0577

Centre of Barneveld.

Map of part of Barneveld in 1866

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.

The municipality has an area of 176.74 km².

Towns and villages of the municipality

People per centre and surrounding area
1 January 2006

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

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