Barneveld (town)

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Barneveld
Barneveld (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 52°8′N5°35′E / 52.133°N 5.583°E / 52.133; 5.583
Country Netherlands
Province Gelderland
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2017) [1]
  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.

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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, [2] 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, [3] which is the biggest brand independent wind turbine service company in the Netherlands. Eltomation, [4] 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, [5] that created a DNA-inspired staircase and designed a space-saving stair solution that fits into a tiny 90-by-90-centimetre (3-by-3-foot) space. Paperfoam, [6] a company that is specialised in environmental friendly packaging with a very low carbon footprint. Other locally well known companies are Vink, [7] De Heus, [8] founded in Barneveld, current HQ in Ede, Netherlands and the Royal BDU Publishing. [9]

Education

There are 3 secondary schools in Barneveld:

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. Barneveld in Cijfers
  2. Moba
  3. "Bettink Service en Onderhoud is gespecialiseerd in windturbines". Bettink.nl. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.
  4. Eltomation
  5. EeStairs
  6. Paperfoam
  7. Vink [ permanent dead link ]
  8. De Heus
  9. The Royal BDU Publishing
  10. Johannes Fontanus College
  11. De Meerwaarde
  12. "Van Lodenstein College". www.vanlodenstein.nl. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010.
  13. "Gert van Hoef - Biografie". www.gertvanhoef.nl. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2020-04-10.