Haren, North Brabant

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

51°48′6″N 5°35′5″E / 51.80167°N 5.58472°E / 51.80167; 5.58472CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityOssArea

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• Total5.46 km² (2.11 sq mi)Elevation

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6 m (20 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total725 • Density130/km² (340/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5368^[1]

Dialing code0412

Haren is a village in the municipality of Oss in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.

The village was first mentioned in 1191 as "Egenus de Haren", and means "sandy ridge".^[3]

The chapel of the monastery of the Sisters of St. Francis was built in 1520. The monastery is surrounded by a moat and was buildings from the 17th century.^[4] The Catholic St Lambertus Church was built between 1867 and 1868 in Gothic Revival style.^[5]

Haren was home to 485 people in 1840. Before it became a part of the municipality Oss in 1994, Haren was a municipality together with Macharen and Megen.^[6]

Gallery

Haren, church de Sint-Lambertuskerk
Little windmills in Haren.
Statue of the merger of the Raven (Ravenstein) with the Ox (Oss)
Former monastery Bethlem

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 5368AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Haren - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022. Authenticity of the 1024 reference is in doubt
^ "Monumentnummer: 28545 Kerkplein 4 5368 AM te Haren". Dutch Monuments Register (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Monumentnummer: 28515 Kerkplein 7 5368 AM te Haren". Dutch Monuments Register (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Haren (Brabant)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.