Hargen Explained

Hargen
Settlement Type:Hamlet
Native Name Lang:nl
Pushpin Map:Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:North Holland
Subdivision Type2:Municipality
Subdivision Name2:Bergen
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:4.9
Area Total Km2:3.29
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:1,530
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:1873
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:072
Coordinates:52.7267°N 4.6583°W

Hargen is a hamlet in the municipality of Bergen], in the provinces of North Holland, the Netherlands.

The hamlet was first mentioned between 822 and 825 as in Horgana, and means "sacred place".[3] Hargen has no place signs, but there is a directional sign pointing to Hargen. It was home to 171 people in 1840.[4] The current population is difficult to determine, because it has been added to the much larger Groet in the statistics.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 1873GA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 28 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 28 April 2022 . combined with Groet.
  3. Web site: Hargen - (geografische naam) . Etymologiebank . 28 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Hargen . Plaatsengids . 28 April 2022 . nl.