Barneveld
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Barneveld is a town and 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 population of the municipality was 52.629 in June 2010, the town having a population of 29.756.
Barneveld is served by Connexxion
at two train stations. Barneveld Centrum
is in the centre of Barneveld and the Barneveld Noord railway station
in the village of Harselaar, where there is a Park & Ride facility.
Barneveld is also connected by the A1
and A30
motorways, as well as provincial roads N301, N344, N800, N802, and N805.
market before it almost collapsed due to "creative" revenue manipulation. Bettink Service en Onderhoud which is the biggest brand independent wind turbine
service company in the Netherlands. Eltomation which has been involved in the development and worldwide supply of over 160 complete plants and projects for the production of Cement Bonded Boards. EeStairs that created a DNA-inspired staircase and designed a space-saving stair solution that fits into a tiny 3-foot-by-3-foot space. Paperfoam, a company that is specialised in environmental friendly packaging with a very low carbon footprint. Other locally well known companies are Vink, De Heus founded in Barneveld current HQ in Ede, Netherlands
and the The Royal BDU Publishing.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
in the province of Gelderland
Gelderland
Gelderland is the largest province of the Netherlands, located in the central eastern part of the country. The capital city is Arnhem. The two other major cities, Nijmegen and Apeldoorn have more inhabitants. Other major regional centers in Gelderland are Ede, Doetinchem, Zutphen, Tiel, Wijchen,...
in the center of the Netherlands. It is known for its poultry
Poultry
Poultry are domesticated birds kept by humans for the purpose of producing eggs, meat, and/or feathers. These most typically are members of the superorder Galloanserae , especially the order Galliformes and the family Anatidae , commonly known as "waterfowl"...
industry and large protestant community. The population of the municipality was 52.629 in June 2010, the town having a population of 29.756.
Transport
Connexxion
Connexxion is the largest public transport bus company in the Netherlands, operating in the west, middle, east and far northern part of the country. It was formed in 1999 as result of a fusion between the public transport companies NZH, ZWN, Midnet and Oostnet. Its name is a mutation of the French...
at two train stations. Barneveld Centrum
Barneveld Centrum railway station
Barneveld Centrum is a railway station located in Barneveld, the Netherlands. The station was opened on 1 May 1902 and is located on the Valleilijn. The station closed on 7 September 1944 and re-opened 20 May 1951...
is in the centre of Barneveld and the Barneveld Noord railway station
Barneveld Noord railway station
Barneveld Noord is a railway station located in Harselaar and the north of Barneveld, The Netherlands. Distance to the railway station in the center of the city Barneveld Centrum is 2.8 kilometers. The station was opened on 15 May 1938 and is located on the Valleilijn. The station closed on 7...
in the village of Harselaar, where there is a Park & Ride facility.
Barneveld is also connected by the A1
A1 motorway (Netherlands)
The A1 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. The road connects the city of Amsterdam, near the interchange Watergraafsmeer, with the German border, near Oldenzaal and Bad Bentheim , and the German Autobahn BAB 30...
and A30
A30 motorway (Netherlands)
The A30 motorway is a motorway in the Netherlands. It is located entirely in the Dutch province of Gelderland.The 18 kilometer long motorway connects the A12 motorway near Ede with the A1 near Barneveld. No European routes travel along the A30 motorway....
motorways, as well as provincial roads N301, N344, N800, N802, and N805.
Economy
Due to the central geographic location of the City and its close proximity to major transport routes Barneveld has become a foundry for innovative industry. Moba, the world's largest manufacturer of egg grading and packing machines. Baan a longtime leader in the ERPEnterprise resource planning
Enterprise resource planning systems integrate internal and external management information across an entire organization, embracing finance/accounting, manufacturing, sales and service, customer relationship management, etc. ERP systems automate this activity with an integrated software application...
market before it almost collapsed due to "creative" revenue manipulation. Bettink Service en Onderhoud which is the biggest brand independent wind turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
service company in the Netherlands. Eltomation which has been involved in the development and worldwide supply of over 160 complete plants and projects for the production of Cement Bonded Boards. EeStairs that created a DNA-inspired staircase and designed a space-saving stair solution that fits into a tiny 3-foot-by-3-foot space. Paperfoam, a company that is specialised in environmental friendly packaging with a very low carbon footprint. Other locally well known companies are Vink, De Heus founded in Barneveld current HQ in Ede, Netherlands
Ede, Netherlands
' is a municipality and a town in the center of the Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland.- Population centres :Community :* Bennekom: 14.749* De Klomp: 508* Deelen: 50* Ede : 67.812* Ederveen: 3.167* Harskamp: 3.464...
and the The Royal BDU Publishing.
Population centres
- Barneveld
- De GlindDe Glindthumb|ChurchDe Glind is a small village near Barneveld in the middle of Netherlands, in the province Gelderland.**...
- GarderenGarderenGarderen 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 ....
- Kootwijk
- Kootwijkerbroek
- StroeStroe (Gelderland)Stroe is a village in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is located in the municipality of Barneveld, between the towns of Barneveld and Apeldoorn.Stroe is located on the railway line between these two towns, but no longer has a railway station....
- Terschuur
- VoorthuizenVoorthuizenVoorthuizen is a village in the municipality of Barneveld, in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It currently is home to the Seaforth Highlanders of Holland pipe and drum band, a unit founded in 1999 to commemorate the liberation of the village in 1945 by the Seaforth Highlanders of British...
- Zwartebroek
Education
There are 3 secondary schools in Barneveld: Johannes Fontanus College, De Meerwaarde, Van Lodenstein College.Notable people born in Barneveld
- Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (1851–1922), astronomer
- Eduard Daniel van OortEduard Daniel van OortEduard Daniel van Oort 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 Director of this museum, a position which he held until his death...
(1876–1933), ornithologist - Egbert Adriaan KreikenEgbert Adriaan KreikenEgbert Adriaan Kreiken was a Dutch teacher and astronomer.He was born at Barneveld in the Netherlands, to a family of teachers. After being awarded his Ph.D...
(1896–1964), teacher and astronomer - Conny van BentumConny van BentumCornelia van Bentum is a former butterfly and freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 1980...
(born 1965), freestyle swimmer - Alfred SchreuderAlfred SchreuderAlfred Schreuder is a retired Dutch footballer. His former teams are RKC Waalwijk, NAC Breda, Feyenoord, FC Twente and SDVB. He stopped playing at FC Twente in March 2008. He went to SDV Barneveld to play on amateur base. It was after about three months when he signed a new contract for one year...
(born 1972), footballer