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Barneveld is a town in Gelderland, located in a region of woods and heath, southeast of Amersfoort.

Barneveld has become famous in the Netherlands for poultry farming and egg production and has a breed of chicken, the Barnevelder, named after it.

A notable event in the history of Barneveld is the story of Jan van Schaffelaar, a cavalry commander in the Hook and Cod wars who jumped off the church tower in 1482 in order to save the lives of his men.

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Barneveld can be reached by train in two directions: from Amersfoort Central Station and from Ede-Wageningen. Intercity trains do not stop at Barneveld. The main station is about 5 minutes walk from the village center.

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Barneveld is not signposted until you are near it: from most directions you will need to first follow the signs for Zwolle or Amersfoort. It is easy to park a car in Barneveld.

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Busses also run from Amersfoort Central Station, however since you are already at the train station, a train would be much more effective.

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• Huize de Schaffelaar, Jan van Schaffelaars castle. It now has the function of a cafe/restaurant.

• The Tower of the Old - or Sint Odulphus church, dating from the 13th century.

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• Veluws Museum Nairac, a permanent exhibition about the history and archeology of the Veluwe is shown in this 100 year old museum.

• Pluimvee Museum[1], the worlds only poultry museum. Here visitors can see "historic" incubators, incubator lamps and egg-sorting machines and get a general impression of Dutch poultry farming from the cocks and hens of many breeds which range freely around.

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• Haantje Pik in one of the bakeries is a Barneveld delicacy. Bread with honey.

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