Laar | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
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: | Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5674 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 040 |
Coordinates: | 51.4925°N 5.5542°W |
Laar is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, 2 km north of the town of Nuenen, just northwest of Gerwen.[1]
Laar is not a statistical entity,[2] and the postal authorities have placed it under Nuenen.[3] Laar has no place name signs, and consists of about 25 houses.[4]
It was first mentioned in 1406 as "ex bonis te laar", and means "forest pasture".[5]