What may I do in Bunnik?
Parkthe vehicle, on the public road
IT DEPENDS
3.0 nights
the municipal by-law
Sleep insidewithout putting anything outside
NO
the municipal by-law
Camplevelling legs, awning, table
NO
the municipal by-law
Tonight, hereOpen-Meteo · ahora mismo
Why, and on what paper
NO
⚠ detention (hechtenis) of up to three months
the municipal by-law governs · 2:47a.
«Het is verboden –al dan niet met gebruikmaking van enige vorm van beschutting, waaronder in ieder geval begrepen het gebruik van een auto, of caravan e.d.– op of aan een openbare plaats: tussen zonsondergang en zonsopgang te liggen of te slapen.»
Which text each answer comes from
Park · it depends
ALGEMENE PLAATSELIJKE VERORDENING GEMEENTE BUNNIK 2026 art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-12
Camp · no
ALGEMENE PLAATSELIJKE VERORDENING GEMEENTE BUNNIK 2026 art. 4:18 · verified on 2026-08-12
The municipality, in figures
The municipality
Bunnik is a medium-sized municipality measuring 9 by 9 kilometres. With 16.108 inhabitants it is densely populated (429 per square kilometre). It borders 8 municipalities, and the answer may change on crossing any of those lines.
| Superficie | 38 km² |
|---|---|
| Population | 16.108 |
| Densidad | 429 hab/km² |
| Area | 9 × 9 km |
| Costa | no, inland municipality |
| Neighbouring municipalities | 8 |
All the layers that apply
Why — the layers that apply here
municipality · this one governs
Ordenanza de Bunnik
- The night-time window set by the article applies only in one of its cases; the other cases in the same article carry no time (see the quotation).
ALGEMENE PLAATSELIJKE VERORDENING GEMEENTE BUNNIK 2026 art. 2:47a · verified on 2026-08-12
«Het is verboden –al dan niet met gebruikmaking van enige vorm van beschutting, waaronder in ieder geval begrepen het gebruik van een auto, of caravan e.d.– op of aan een openbare plaats: tussen zonsondergang en zonsopgang te liggen of te slapen.»
country
Netherlands
- there is NO national rule: each of the ~342 municipalities decides in its APV
- the VNG model (art. 5:6) prohibits more than THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS, but ONLY on the roads the municipality has expressly designated
- many municipalities invert the wording of the model: no extrapolation from one to another is possible
NO national rule since the WOR was repealed on 1-1-2008. Each municipality decides in its APV; the VNG model is art. 5:6 · verified on 2026-08-08
«langer dan drie achtereenvolgende dagen te plaatsen of te hebben op de weg»
Neighbouring municipalities
Near here
Houten · own by-lawnoZeist · own by-lawnoNieuwegein · own by-lawnoWijk bij Duurstede · own by-lawit dependsCulemborg · own by-lawit dependsUtrecht · own by-lawnoDe Bilt · own by-lawnoUtrechtse Heuvelrug · own by-lawnoIJsselstein · own by-lawit dependsSoest · own by-lawno
Adjoining municipalities with their rule. This site does not say where other people have slept: that is a different product.
Signage on site and the local authority prevail. This reproduces the written rule as of the date indicated: it is neither legal advice nor an authorisation.