Barneveld
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Key facts
- Country
- Netherlands
- Province
- Gelderland
- Body
- Municipal council
- Mayor
- Asje van Dijk ( CDA )
- Total
- 176.66 km (68.21 sq mi)
- Land
- 175.90 km (67.92 sq mi)
- Water
- 0.76 km (0.29 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 10 m (33 ft)
- Density
- 341/km (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 .barneveld .nl
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
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.