Haaren, North Brabant
Not to be confused with Haren, North Brabant.
| Haaren | |||
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| Municipality | |||
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Former seminary Haarendael in Haaren | |||
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.svg.png) Location in North Brabant | |||
| Coordinates: 51°36′N 5°14′E / 51.600°N 5.233°ECoordinates: 51°36′N 5°14′E / 51.600°N 5.233°E | |||
| Country | Netherlands | ||
| Province | North Brabant | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Body | Municipal council | ||
| • Mayor | Jeannette Zwijnenburg-van der Vliet (VVD) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 58.56 km2 (22.61 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 57.72 km2 (22.29 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.84 km2 (0.32 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation[3] | 8 m (26 ft) | ||
| Population (May 2014)[4] | |||
| • Total | 13,594 | ||
| • Density | 236/km2 (610/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postcode | 5074–5076, 5268, 5296 | ||
| Area code | 013, 0411 | ||
| Website |
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Haaren (
pronunciation ) is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.
Haaren is known as 'The Garden of Brabant' because of the many plantations of trees, plants etc. The municipality of Haaren contains three other villages: Helvoirt, Esch, and Biezenmortel. An unusual thing about Haaren is that it belongs to two regions, Tilburg and 's-Hertogenbosch.
Population centres
(Population in 2003)
Topography
Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Haaren, June 2015
References
- ↑ "College van B&W" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Haaren. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ↑ "Postcodetool for 5076AV". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ↑ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Haaren at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
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