Barneveld

is a town and municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The population is 50,021 (2004), the town itself has a population of 27,875.

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Barneveld has become famous in the Netherlands for poultry farming and egg production. A common breed of chicken used in poultry farming in the Netherlands is called the Barnevelder chicken.

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

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Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

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Barneveld: is a town and municipality in the eastern Netherlands, in the province of Gelderland. The population is 50,021 (2004), the town itself has a population of 27,875....