Haaren, North Brabant

Haaren
Haaren
Town
	Former seminary Haarendael in Haaren
	Flag Coat of arms
	Haaren Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Haaren Haaren (Netherlands)
	Coordinates: 51°36′N 5°14′E / 51.600°N 5.233°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Oisterwijk
Area
• Total	16.34 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Elevation	8 m (26 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	5,825
• Density	360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	5076
Area code	0411

Haaren (Dutch: [ˈɦaːrə(n)] ^ⓘ) is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.

The former municipality of Haaren ceased to exist on 1 January 2021. It was divided among four municipalities: Boxtel, Oisterwijk, Tilburg, and Vught.

The former municipality of Haaren contained three other villages: Helvoirt, Esch, and Biezenmortel. An unusual thing about the municipality was that it belonged to two regions, Tilburg and 's-Hertogenbosch. The village belongs to the region of Tilburg. The eastern part of national park the Loonse en Drunense Duinen was part of the municipality.

Haaren is known as 'The Garden of Brabant' because of the many plantations of trees, plants etc.

Population centres

Biezenmortel (1,498) added to Tilburg
Esch (2,225) added to Boxtel
Haaren (5,584) added to Oisterwijk
Helvoirt (4,741) added to Vught

(Population in 2003)

Topography

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Haaren, June 2015

Gallery

Nemerlaer castle
Farm in Haaren
Huize Gerra
St Lambertus Church

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. two entries
^ "Postcodetool for 5076AV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

External links

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[stat-1] "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. two entries

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 5076AV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

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