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Bunschoten
Bunschoten
Municipality
	Countryside in Bunschoten
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location in Utrecht
	Coordinates: 52°15′N 5°22′E / 52.250°N 5.367°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Utrecht
Government
• Body	Municipal council
• Mayor	Melis van de Groep (CU)
Area
• Total	34.81 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
• Land	30.38 km2 (11.73 sq mi)
• Water	4.43 km2 (1.71 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population (January 2021)
• Total	22,019
• Density	725/km2 (1,880/sq mi)
Demonym	Bunschoter(s)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	3750–3754
Area code	033
Website	www.bunschoten.nl

*Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bunschoten, June 2015.*

Bunschoten (pronounced [ˈbʏnsxoːtə(n)] ^ⓘ) 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

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

The municipality of Bunschoten consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:

Notable people

Bert Groen (born 1945) a Dutch politician, former mayor of Bunschoten
Melis van de Groep (born 1958 in Bunschoten) a Dutch politician, Mayor of Bunschoten since 2006
Job Koelewijn (born 1962 in Spakenburg) a Dutch conceptual artist, sculptor, installation artist, performance artist and photographer
Gijsbert Van Bismarck (born 1973 in Spakenburg) a retired footballer with over 150 club caps
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

Old boat wharf of Spakenburg, 2013
Rebuild (2009) flourmill De Hoop from 1899 at Bunschoten-Spakenburg
Eem river at Eemdijk, looking north.
Fishingboat at the Dock in Bunschoten at sunset
Alice versus de Koning Peter de Leeuwe Bunschoten-Spakenburg

References

^ "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bunschoten. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
^ "Postcodetool for 3752CL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
^ "HOME". aileennew.

External links

Media related to Bunschoten at Wikimedia Commons
Official website

[mayor_now-1] "Samenstelling college" [Members of the board] (in Dutch). Gemeente Bunschoten. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[2] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.

[AHN-3] "Postcodetool for 3752CL". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 5 April 2014.

[4] "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.

[5] "HOME". aileennew.

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