Bunschoten
municipality in the Netherlands
Bunschoten is a municipality in the province Utrecht, the Netherlands. Bunschoten is also called Bunschoten-spakenburg because the two villages Bunschoten and Spakenburg “grew” into each other. Bunschoten was in the early ages a farmers village and Spakenburg a fishers village.
Bunschoten | |
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 Flag  Seal | |
  Bunschoten | |
| Coordinates: 52°14′36.5″N 5°22′26.5″E / 52.243472°N 5.374028°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  Utrecht |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Melis van de Groep |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.38 km2 (11.73 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2001) | |
| • Total | 19,259 |
| • Density | 633.9/km2 (1,642/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code | 3751–3754 |
| Area code | 033 |
| CIN | 0313 |
| Website | Official website |
