Lunteren is a town in

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, the Netherlands. It has a

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on the line between

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and Ede. It is well known for three conference centres in the vicinity, including ''Het Bosgoed'', which mostly hosts academic conferences and ''De Werelt'' Congress Hotel. It is also famous because the ''

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of the Netherlands'' is located northeast of the village, and because the

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("NSB") held their annual ''Hagespraken'' (propagandistic open-air meetings) there between 1936 and 1940. In 1938, the NSB built what is known as the '' Muur van Mussert'' ("wall of Mussert") there, which was planned as the first step in a large conglomeration of buildings and monuments for the party. Lunteren was a separate municipality until 1818, when it was merged with Ede.

Gallery

Lunteren, windkorenmolen de Hoop RM14481 foto1 2015-06-15 16.31.jpg, Windmill de Hoop, for milling corn File:De Wormshoef.jpg, Restaurant De Wormshoef File:6741 Lunteren, Netherlands - panoramio (26).jpg, Tree in bloom File:6741 Lunteren, Netherlands - panoramio (13).jpg, Abandoned barn in Lunteren

References

Ede, Netherlands Populated places in Gelderland Former municipalities of Gelderland {{Gelderland-geo-stub