{{Infobox Dutch municipality 5 | name = Bunschoten | province = Utrecht | map = Dutch Municipality Bunschoten 2006.png | dn = 52.23 | de = 5.38 | area = 35.58 | land = 31.37 | water = 4.21 | population = 19,487 | population_year = (2005) | density = 621 | mayor = L.C. Groen | mayor_party = ChristenUnie | website = www.bunschoten.nl}} Image:Ltspkr.png'''Bunschoten''' 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 (fixed 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. == References == * Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant {{Utrecht Province}} Category:Municipalities_of_Utrecht Category:Towns_in_Utrecht De:Bunschoten Id:Bunschoten It:Bunschoten Li:Bunschoten_(gemeinte) Nl:Bunschoten Nds-nl:Bunsjote Sv:Bunschoten