Editing Buren

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 |title       = Samenstelling college
 |trans-title = Members of the board
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 |publisher   = Gemeente Buren
 |access-date  = 18 June 2014
 |url-status     = dead
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20140714203812/http://www.buren.nl/politiek-en-organisatie/samenstelling-college_43183/
 |archive-date = 14 July 2014
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[[File:Gem-Buren-OpenTopo.jpg|270px|thumb|''Dutch Topographic map of Buren, June 2015'']]

'''Buren''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbyːrə(n)|-|Nl-Buren.oga}}) is a town and [[Municipalities of the Netherlands|municipality]] in the [[Betuwe]] region of the [[Netherlands]].
Buren has 27,168 inhabitants as of 1 January 2022.

==Geography==
Buren is located in [[Gelderland]], a province of the Netherlands. It is part of the landscape of [[Betuwe]], a very fertile strip of land between two branches of [[Rhine-Meuse Delta]], the [[Nederrijn]] in the north and the [[Waal (river)|Waal]] in the south.

=== Population centers ===
Population centers include:
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* [[Aalst (Buren)|Aalst]]
* [[Asch, Netherlands|Asch]]
* [[Beusichem]]
* Buren
* [[Eck en Wiel]]
* [[Erichem]]
* [[Ingen, Netherlands|Ingen]]
* [[Kerk-Avezaath]]
* [[Lienden]]
* [[Ommeren]]
* [[Ravenswaaij]]
* [[Rijswijk, Gelderland|Rijswijk]]
* [[Zoelen]]
* [[Zoelmond]]
}}

== History ==
The earliest known settlement of the region occurred as early as 772.<ref>Stenvert, R. et al. (2000). ''Monumenten in Nederland: Gelderland'', p. 124&ndash;127. Zwolle: Waanders Uitgevers. {{ISBN|90-400-9406-3}}</ref> [[Castle Buren]] was built by the Lords of Buren and was first mentioned in 1298. The town was granted [[City rights in the Netherlands|city rights]] in 1395 by Sir Alard IV of Buren which led to the construction of a defensive wall and a moat, significant portions of which still stand. In 1492, the region was promoted to a [[county]] (i.e. a territory ruled by a count), but had limited economic influence due to its geographic isolation. By 1574, the previously Catholic parish church of Saint-Lambert ({{langx|nl|Sint Lambertus}}) had become [[Calvinist]] [[Dutch Reformed Church|Reformed]] Protestant.{{Citation needed|date=March 2009}}
[[File:Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten (Amsterdam 1622-1666) - A winter landscape with activities on the ice near Castle Buren.jpg|thumb|175px|''A winter landscape with activities on the ice near Castle Buren.'' [[Jan Abrahamsz Beerstraaten]], between 1622 and 1666]]
The Castle eventually came into the possession of the [[House of Orange]], the royal family of the Netherlands. The Dutch royal family has been known to use the name [[van Buren (disambiguation)|van Buren]] as an alias to give themselves some degree of anonymity. [[William III of England]] obtained the title Buren. The Dutch royal family still use this as a title. The Castle was gradually demolished between 1804 and 1883. The eighth president of the United States, [[Martin Van Buren]], traced his ancestry to inhabitants of the town, who had taken the surname ''Van Buren'' after relocating to the Dutch colony of [[New Netherlands]] in what is now the state of [[New York (state)|New York]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}} In 1853, following the end of his presidency, Van Buren made a visit to the town while on a tour of Europe and reportedly met with several distant relatives.

The current municipality is the result of 2 mergers. On 1 January 1978, the municipalities of Beusichem, Zoelen and part of Buurmalsen were added to the existing municipality of Buren, that was formed in the mid-19th century. On 1 January 1999, Buren was enlarged with the addition of the municipalities of Lienden and Maurik.
[[File:20110924 40 Buren molen.jpg|175px|thumb|right|[[De Prins Van Oranje, Buren|''De Prins Van Oranje'']] windmill]]

==Historical sites==
Buren has two museums:
* The [[Marechaussee Museum|Museum of the Royal Military Police]], located in a 17th-century orphanage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marechausseemuseum.nl/|title=Home - Marechausseemuseum|website=Marechausseemuseum.nl|access-date=15 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113153821/http://www.marechausseemuseum.nl/|archive-date=13 November 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The Museum of the [[Dutch Royal Family]], located in the historic city hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.burenenoranje.nl/|title=Burenenoranje|website=burenenoranje.nl|access-date=15 January 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218073622/http://www.burenenoranje.nl/|archive-date=18 February 2009}}</ref>
It is also home to [[De Prins Van Oranje, Buren|''De Prins Van Oranje'']], a restored windmill.

== Government and politics ==
The title "Count or Countess of Buren and Leerdam" is held by [[the Dutch monarchy]] due to [[Prince William of Orange I|Prince William of Orange]]'s marriage to the Countess of Buren, [[Anna van Egmont|Anna of Egmont]], in 1551. As a result, the county and the town of Buren fall under the control of the Royal [[House of Orange-Nassau]].

==Demographics==
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* [[Dutch people|Dutch]]: 92.9% 
* [[Ethnic groups of Europe|European]]: 4.7%
* [[Ethnic groups of Africa|African]]: 0.7%
* [[Arabs|Arabian]]: 0.5%
* Other: 1.2%<ref>{{cite web|title=Zorgatlas|url=http://www.zorgatlas.nl/beinvloedende-factoren/demografie/etniciteit/niet-westerse-allochtonen-per-gemeente-2010-2040/|website=www.zorgatlas.nl|access-date=15 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205023038/http://www.zorgatlas.nl/beinvloedende-factoren/demografie/etniciteit/niet-westerse-allochtonen-per-gemeente-2010-2040|archive-date=5 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}

== Twin town ==
Buren is twinned with:
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* {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Kinderhook (village), New York|Kinderhook, New York]], [[United States]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Kinderhook-to-honor-sister-city-13094620.php|title=Kinderhook to honor sister city|date=July 21, 2018|work=Times Union|access-date=August 5, 2018|publisher=Hearst Newspapers|publication-place=Albany, N.Y.}}</ref>
|}

== Notable people ==
* [[Philip William, Prince of Orange]] (1554 in Buren – 1618) [[Prince of Orange]] in 1584 and Knight of the Golden Fleece in 1599
* [[Gerard de Kruijff]] (1890 in Buren – 1968) a Dutch horse rider who competed in the [[1924 Summer Olympics|1924]] and the [[1928 Summer Olympics]]
* [[Lukas Smits]] (born 1935 in Ravenswaaij) a Dutch painter. 
* [[Jos Beijnen]] (born 1956 in Beusichem) a Dutch pharmacist and academic
* [[Ron Stevens (canoeist)|Ron Stevens]] (born 1959 in Lienden) a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in two Summer Olympics

==Gallery==
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File:Kerk van Buren.jpg|The Culemborg gate with the Saint-Lambertus church, Buren in the background.
File:Willem van Oranje en Anne van Buren.jpg|Statue in the center of Buren - [[William the Silent|William of Orange]] and Anna van Buren
File:4116 Buren, Netherlands - panoramio - Ben Bender (24).jpg|Buren, panoramio
File:Buren Herenstraat wandelaars.JPG|Buren, Herenstraat and the Rodeheldenstraat in the background.
File:4116 Buren, Netherlands - panoramio (46).jpg|Weighing scales and village pump on the market square in Buren.
File:Buren, vestingwerken met toren van de Sint-Lambertuskerk RM11329 foto4 2016-10-05 10.47.jpg|Buren, church, de Sint-Lambertuskerk behind the wall
File:Buren, het koninklijk weeshuis RM11388 achter de vestingwerken foto8 2016-10-05 11.03.jpg|Buren, orphan house behind the wall
</gallery>
{{wide image|Buren, Citywall - panoramio.jpg|750px|Buren, Citywall}}

==See also==
*[[Van Buren (surname)]]
*[[House of Egmond]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.buren.nl Official website]

{{Geographic location
 | Centre    = Buren
 | North     = [[Wijk bij Duurstede]] ([[Utrecht (province)|UT]]), [[Utrechtse Heuvelrug]] ([[Utrecht (province)|UT]])<br>''[[Lek (river)|Lek]], [[Nederrijn]]''
 | Northeast = [[Rhenen]] ([[Utrecht (province)|UT]])<br>''[[Nederrijn]]''
 | East      = [[Neder-Betuwe]]
 | South     = [[Tiel]]
 | Southwest = [[West Betuwe]]
 | West      = [[Culemborg]]
}}
{{Dutch municipality Buren}}
{{Gelderland Province}}
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