Barneveld (municipality)

Barneveld () 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.

Population centres

• Barneveld (town)
• De Glind
• Garderen
• Kootwijk
• Kootwijkerbroek
• Stroe
• Terschuur
• Voorthuizen
• Zwartebroek

Notable people

• 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

Sport

• 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

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