Barneveld (town)

Barneveld
Barneveld
Town
	Church in Barneveld
	Flag Coat of arms
	Barneveld Location in the Netherlands Barneveld Barneveld (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 52°8′N 5°35′E / 52.133°N 5.583°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Gelderland
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2017)
• Total	57,134
Demonym	Barnevelder
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3770, 3771, 3772, 3773
Website	http://www.barneveld.nl

Barneveld is a town in the Dutch province of Gelderland and also the administrative center of the eponymous municipality.

Transport

Barneveld is served by Connexxion at three 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 and Barneveld Zuid railway station in the newly constructed area known as Veller.

Barneveld is also connected by the A1 and A30 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,^[3] the world's largest manufacturer of egg grading and packing machines. Baan was a longtime leader in the ERP market before it almost collapsed due to "creative" revenue manipulation. Bettink Service en Onderhoud,^[4] which is the biggest brand independent wind turbine service company in the Netherlands. Eltomation,^[5] 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,^[6] 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,^[7] a company that is specialised in environmental friendly packaging with a very low carbon footprint. Other locally well known companies are Vink,^[8] De Heus,^[9] founded in Barneveld, current HQ in Ede, Netherlands and the Royal BDU Publishing.^[10]

Education

There are 3 secondary schools in Barneveld:

Notable residents

Jacobus Cornelius Kapteyn (1851–1922), astronomer
Eduard Daniel van Oort (1876–1933), ornithologist
Egbert Adriaan Kreiken (1896–1964), teacher and astronomer
Jaap Romijn (born 1943), custom furniture maker, illustrator and father of American actress Rebecca Romijn
Conny van Bentum (born 1965), freestyle swimmer
Alfred Schreuder (born 1972), footballer and football coach
Sander van de Streek (born 1993), footballer
Gert Van Hoef (born 1994), international organist^[14]