Haaren () is a town and former

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the southern

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, in the province of

North Brabant North Brabant ( nl, Noord-Brabant ; Brabantian: ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to the we ...

. The former municipality of Haaren ceased to exist on 1 January 2021. It was divided among four municipalities:

Boxtel Boxtel () is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands. The name derives from Buchestelle and is presumably a combination of 'stelle' (Dutch for stable, safe place) and (deer) buck.2019. Etymologiebank.Nl. Accessed April 27 2019 This i ...

Oisterwijk Oisterwijk () is a municipality and a city in the south of the Netherlands. Population centres * Haaren * Heukelom *Moergestel *Oisterwijk Topography ''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Oisterwijk, 2021'' Transportation * Railway ...

Tilburg Tilburg () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern province of North Brabant. With a population of 222,601 (1 July 2021), it is the second-largest city or municipality in North Brabant after Eindhoven and the seventh-larg ...

, and

Vught Vught () is a Municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands, and lies just south of the industrial and administrative centre of 's-Hertogenbosch. Many commuters live in the municipality, and the town of Vugh ...

. The former municipality of Haaren contained three other villages:

Helvoirt Helvoirt () is a village and part of the municipality of Vught, Netherlands. History The village was first mentioned in 1192 as Hellevorth, and means "clear fordable place". Helvoirt developed in the Middle Ages on the road from Tilburg to 's- ...

, Esch, and Biezenmortel. An unusual thing about the municipality was that it belonged to two regions,

and

's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...

. The village belongs to the region of Tilburg. The eastern part of national park the

Loonse en Drunense Duinen De Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park ''(duinen = dunes)'' is a national park situated in the south of the Netherlands, between the cities of Tilburg, Waalwijk and 's-Hertogenbosch. It has been designated as a national park since 2002. It is ...

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 *

(4,741) added to Vught (Population in 2003)

Topography

''Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Haaren, June 2015''

Gallery

File:Kasteel Nemerlaer DSCF5813.jpg, Nemerlaer castle File:Eikenhorst-Esch (16).JPG, Farm in Haaren File:Gerra-Haaren.JPG, Huize Gerra File:T.T RK Kerk Haaren (4).JPG, St Lambertus Church

References

External links

* Populated places in North Brabant Former municipalities of North Brabant Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2021 Oisterwijk {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub