Barneveld (municipality)
Barneveld | |
|---|---|
Church in Barneveld | |
Location in Gelderland | |
| Coordinates: 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) |
| Area | |
• Total | 176.66 km2 (68.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 175.90 km2 (67.92 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.76 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
| Population (January 2021) | |
• Total | 59,992 |
| • Density | 341/km2 (880/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Barnevelder |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3770–3785, 3794, 3886 |
| Area code | 0342, 0577 |
| Website | www |
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Barneveld (Dutch pronunciation: [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 59,992 in 2021, 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.