Haren, Groningen facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Haren Hoaren  (Gronings)
Town, former municipality
Monumental villa in Haren
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Groningen
Haren Location in Groningen (province) Show map of Groningen (province) Haren Location in Netherlands Show map of Netherlands
Country	Netherlands
Province	Groningen
Municipality	Groningen
Merged	2019
Area
• Total	17.44 km2 (6.73 sq mi)
Elevation	7 m (23 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	12,835
• Density	735.95/km2 (1,906.1/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Harenaar
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode	9751-9751
Area code	050

Reformed Church of Nicolaas

Haren (Dutch: [ˈɦaːrə(n)]; Gronings: Hoaren) is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the direct urban area of the City of Groningen and, in January 2019, was merged into municipality of Groningen.

Haren is a commuting town with many wealthy inhabitants. It lies on the northern part of a ridge of sand called the Hondsrug. It contains one of two dolmens in the province of Groningen (in the village of Noordlaren) and the largest botanical garden of the Netherlands called Hortus Haren. The municipality comprises a woodland area called Appèlbergen (east of the village of Glimmen) and a lake called Paterswoldsemeer [nl].

The first mention of Haren was in 1249.

On 21 September 2012, riots broke out in Haren when over 5,000 people turned up to a birthday party that was accidentally made public on Facebook. There were over 30 arrests after vandalism and looting caused over a million euros in damage.

Population centres

Map of Haren, June 2015

• Essen
• Felland [nl]
• Glimmen
• Haren
• Harendermolen [nl]
• Hoornsedijk [nl]
• Noordlaren
• Onnen
• Paterswolde (partly)

The town of Haren contains among others the following residential areas:

• Hemmen
• Maarwold
• Molenbuurt
• Oosterhaar
• Stationsbuurt
• Voorveld

Transport

In addition to Haren railway station, there are regular bus services to and from Groningen, Assen and Emmen.

Groningen Airport Eelde is nearby, albeit with a limited number of regular international flight destinations. Leisure flights to different international destinations are scheduled throughout the year.