Haren | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Oss |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Area Total Km2: | 5.46 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 725 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5368 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0412 |
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]