Editing Bunschoten

{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- Name and transliteration -->
| name                    = Bunschoten
| settlement_type         = [[List of municipalities of the Netherlands|Municipality]]
<!-- Images, nickname, motto -->
| image_skyline           = De Hoop (Bunschoten) 9.JPG
| image_alt               = 
| image_caption           = Countryside in Bunschoten
| image_flag              = Bunschoten vlag.svg
| flag_size               = 100x67px
| flag_alt                = 
| image_shield            = Bunschoten wapen.svg
| shield_size             = 100x80px
| shield_alt              = 
<!-- Maps, coordinates -->
| image_map               = Map - NL - Municipality code 0313 (2009).svg
| map_alt                 = Highlighted position of Bunschoten in a municipal map of Utrecht
| map_caption             = Location in Utrecht
| coordinates             = {{coord|52|15|N|5|22|E|region:NL|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes   = 
| subdivision_type        = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name        = [[Netherlands]]
| subdivision_type1       = [[Provinces of the Netherlands|Province]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]]
| government_footnotes    = <ref name="mayor_now">{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.bunschoten.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college_42025/
 |title       = Samenstelling college
 |trans-title = Members of the board
 |language    = nl
 |publisher   = Gemeente Bunschoten
 |access-date  = 5 April 2014
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090340/http://www.bunschoten.nl/bestuur-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college_42025/
 |archive-date = 7 April 2014
}}</ref>
| governing_body          = [[Municipal council (Netherlands)|Municipal council]]
| leader_party            = [[ChristianUnion|CU]]
| leader_title            = [[Burgemeester|Mayor]]
| leader_name             = [[Melis van de Groep]]
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| unit_pref               = Metric
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| area_footnotes          = <ref>{{Dutch municipality total area|dataref}}</ref>
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| area_total_km2          = {{Dutch municipality total area|Bunschoten}}
| area_land_km2           = {{Dutch municipality land area|Bunschoten}}
| area_water_km2          = {{Dutch municipality water area|Bunschoten}}
| elevation_footnotes     = <ref name="AHN">{{cite web 
 |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool
 |title = Postcodetool for 3752CL
 |language = nl
 |author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> 
 |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland
 |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis
 |access-date = 5 April 2014}}</ref>
| elevation_m             = 0
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| elevation_min_m         =
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| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{Dutch municipality population|dataref}}</ref>
| population_total        = {{Dutch municipality population|Bunschoten}}
| population_as_of        = {{MONTHNAME|{{Dutch municipality population|popbasemonth}}}} {{Dutch municipality population|popbaseyear}}
| population_density_km2  = {{Dutch municipality population density|Bunschoten}} <!-- For automatic calculation: auto-->
| population_demonym      = Bunschoter(s)
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| timezone                = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset              = +1
| timezone_DST            = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST          = +2
| postal_code_type        = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]]
| postal_code             = 3750–3754
| area_code_type          = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]]
| area_code               = 033
| website                 = {{URL|1=http://www.bunschoten.nl}}
| footnotes               =
}}
[[File:Gem-Bunschoten-OpenTopo.jpg|270px|thumb|''Dutch Topographic map of the municipality of Bunschoten, June 2015.'']]

'''Bunschoten''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbʏnsxoːtə(n)|pron|Nl-Bunschoten.ogg}}) is a municipality and a town in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[Utrecht (province)|Utrecht]].  It lies about 7&nbsp;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 (province)|Utrecht]] and [[Guelders]], and it suffered a number of times from invasions from Guelders.  In 1383, the [[Archdiocese of Utrecht (695–1580)|bishop of Utrecht]] gave Bunschoten [[City rights in the Netherlands|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: 
{{columns-list|colwidth=12em|
* Bunschoten
* [[Eemdijk]]
* [[Spakenburg]]
* [[Zevenhuizen, Bunschoten|Zevenhuizen]]
}}

== 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aileendegraaf.com/|title=HOME|website=aileennew}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Old boat warf of Spakenburg (Netherlands 2013) (10495619443).jpg|Old boat wharf of Spakenburg, 2013
File:Rebuild (2009) flourmill De Hoop from 1899 at Bunschoten-Spakenburg - panoramio.jpg|Rebuild (2009) flourmill De Hoop from 1899 at Bunschoten-Spakenburg
File:Eem river at Eemdijk in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. Looking north. - panoramio.jpg|Eem river at Eemdijk, looking north.
File:Fishingboat at the Dock in Bunschoten during Sunset - panoramio.jpg|Fishingboat at the Dock in Bunschoten at sunset
File:Alice versus de Koning Peter de Leeuwe Bunschoten-Spakenburg.jpg|Alice versus de Koning Peter de Leeuwe Bunschoten-Spakenburg
</gallery>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*{{commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.bunschoten.nl/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Bunschoten
 | North     = [[Zeewolde]] ([[Flevoland|FL]])<br />''[[Gooimeer]]''
 | East      = [[Nijkerk]] ([[Gelderland|GE]])
 | South     = [[Amersfoort]]
 | Southwest = [[Baarn]]
 | West      = [[Eemnes]]
}}
{{Dutch municipality Bunschoten}}
{{Utrecht Province}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Bunschoten| ]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Utrecht (province)]]
[[Category:Populated places in Utrecht (province)]]