Bunschoten
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Bunschoten | |
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| Countryside in Bunschoten Countryside in Bunschoten | |
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| Highlighted position of Bunschoten in a municipal map of Utrecht Location in Utrecht | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′N 5°22′E / 52.250°N 5.367°ECoordinates: 52°15′N 5°22′E / 52.250°N 5.367°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Jaco Geurts (Template:Polparty) |
| Area | |
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| • Total | Template:Dutch municipality population |
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| Demonym(s) | Bunschoter(s) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3750–3754 |
| Area code | 033 |
| Website | www |
Bunschoten (nl) is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. It lies about 7 km north of Amersfoort. Its territory comprises the original municipality of Bunschoten (created in 1204 by the bishop of Utrecht) and the former municipality of Duyst, De Haar and Zevenhuizen, which was a part of Hoogland from 1854 until 1971.
History
[edit | edit source]Bunschoten was first named in 1294. It was located on the border between Utrecht and Guelders, and it suffered a number of times from invasions from Guelders. In 1383, the bishop of Utrecht gave Bunschoten city rights, which allowed the citizens to build an earthen wall around the town. The fortifications and a part of the town were destroyed at Christmas 1427 in a war between two rival bishops, and were never rebuilt.
Population centres
[edit | edit source]The municipality of Bunschoten consists of the settlements of:
- Bunschoten
- Eemdijk
- Spakenburg
- Zevenhuizen
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Bert Groen (born 1945 in Haarlem) a Dutch politician, former mayor of Bunschoten
- Melis van de Groep (born 1958 in Bunschoten) a Dutch politician, Mayor of Bunschoten from 2006 to 2024
- Job Koelewijn (born 1962 in Spakenburg) a Dutch conceptual artist, sculptor, installation artist, performance artist and photographer
- Kevin van Diermen (born 1989 in Spakenburg) a Dutch professional footballer with over 200 club caps
- Aileen de Graaf (born 1990 in Spakenburg) a Dutch darts player playing in the British Darts Organisation.[5]
Gallery
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Old boat wharf of Spakenburg, 2013
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Flourmill De Hoop (1899, rebuilt 2009) at Bunschoten-Spakenburg
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Eem river at Eemdijk, looking north.
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Fishing boat in the dock in Bunschoten at sunset
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Alice versus King Peter the Lion Bunschoten-Spakenburg
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bunschoten. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality total area
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 3752CL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ↑ Template:Dutch municipality population
- ↑ "HOME". aileennew.
External links
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Media related to Bunschoten at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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