BARNEVELD

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'Barneveld' () is a town and a municipality in the province of Gelderland in the Netherlands. The population of the municipality was 50,028 in 2005, the town having a population of 28,147[1].
Barneveld has become famous in the Netherlands for poultry farming and egg production and has a breed of chicken, the Barnevelder, named after it.
A notable event in the history of Barneveld is the story of Jan van Schaffelaar, a cavalry commander in the Hook and Cod wars who jumped off the church tower in 1482 in order to save the lives of his men.
1. Barneveld in Cijfers 2005


Contents
Population centres
Education
Notable people born in Barneveld
External links

Population centres


Barneveld, De Glind, Garderen, Kootwijk, Kootwijkerbroek, Stroe, Terschuur, Voorthuizen and Zwartebroek.

Education


There are 3 secondary schools in Barneveld: Johannes Fontanus College, Groen Van Prinsterercollege and the Technic School: Christiaan Huygens School

Notable people born in Barneveld



Egbert Adriaan Kreiken (1896–1964), teacher and astronomer

Conny van Bentum (born 1965), freestyle swimmer

External links



Official Website

Map

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