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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.
Population centres
The municipality of Bunschoten consists of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts: Bunschoten-Spakenburg,
Eemdijk,
Zevenhuizen.
The town of Bunschoten
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. Unfortunately, the fortifications and a part of the town were destroyed at Christmas 1427 in a war between two rival bishops, and were never rebuilt.
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