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Haaren
Town
Former seminary Haarendael in Haaren
Former seminary Haarendael in Haaren
Flag of Haaren
Flag
Coat of arms of Haaren
Coat of arms
Haaren is located in North Brabant
Haaren
Haaren
Location in North Brabant
Haaren is located in Netherlands
Haaren
Haaren
Location in Netherlands
Country Netherlands
Province North Brabant
Municipality Oisterwijk
Area
 • Total 16.34 km2 (6.31 sq mi)
Elevation
8 m (26 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total 5,825
 • Density 356.49/km2 (923.3/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
5076
Area code 0411

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

  • 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

Gem-Haaren-OpenTopo.jpg

Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Haaren, June 2015

Gallery

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Haaren para niños

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