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Haaren, North Brabant

Coordinates: 51°36′N 5°14′E / 51.600°N 5.233°E / 51.600; 5.233
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Haaren
Town
Former seminary Haarendael in Haaren
Former seminary Haarendael in Haaren
Flag of Haaren
Coat of arms of Haaren
Haaren is located in North Brabant
Haaren
Haaren
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Haaren is located in Netherlands
Haaren
Haaren
Haaren (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°36′N 5°14′E / 51.600°N 5.233°E / 51.600; 5.233
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityOisterwijk
Area
 • Total16.34 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Elevation8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total5,825
 • Density360/km2 (920/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5076[1]
Area code0411

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

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  • 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

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Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Haaren, June 2015

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5076AV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
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  • Media related to Haaren at Wikimedia Commons