Maren, Netherlands

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

Coat of arms

51°47′30″N 5°22′47″E / 51.79167°N 5.37972°E / 51.79167; 5.37972CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth BrabantMunicipalityOssArea

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• Total0.77 km² (0.30 sq mi)Elevation

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6 m (20 ft)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total230 • Density300/km² (770/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code

5398^[1]

Dialing code0412

Maren is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Oss, about 10 km northeast of 's-Hertogenbosch.

History

The village was first mentioned in 997 as Marsna. The etymology is unclear.^[3] Maren developed on the river bank of the Maas.^[4]

The former town hall of Maren was built in 1901 and is an L-shaped building with Jugendstil influences.^[4]

Maren was a separate municipality until 1821, when it became part of Alem, Maren en Kessel.^[5] Maren was home to 298 people in 1840.^[6] The village and neighbouring Kessel were severely damaged by war in 1944, and lost its church. After the war a new village Maren-Kessel [nl] was built between the two villages.^[4] In 2011, it became part of the municipality of Oss.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 5398CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ "Maren - (geografische naam)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Maren-Kessel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9945-6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
^ ^a ^b "Maren-Kessel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.