Haren is a village in the municipality of Oss in the province of

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. The village was first mentioned in 1191 as "Egenus de Haren", and means "sandy ridge". The chapel of the monastery of the Sisters of St. Francis was built in 1520. The monastery is surrounded by a moat and was buildings from the 17th century. The Catholic St Lambertus Church was built between 1867 and 1868 in

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style. Haren was home to 485 people in 1840. Before it became a part of the municipality Oss in 1994, Haren was a municipality together with

Macharen Macharen is a village in the southern part of the Netherlands, in the province North Brabant. It is part of the Oss OSS or Oss may refer to: Places * Oss, a city and municipality in the Netherlands * Osh Airport, IATA code OSS People with ...

and

Megen Megen or Meghem is a small city in the southern part of the Netherlands, in the province North Brabant, close to the river Maas. It is part of the Oss municipality. The number of inhabitants is approximately 1700. History Megen used to be the ...

Gallery

File:Haren, de Sint-Lambertuskerk RM28515 foto5 2016-04-20 12.34.jpg, Haren, church de Sint-Lambertuskerk File:Little windmills at Haren (North Brabant).JPG, Little

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in Haren. File:Sculptuur De Eenwording tussen Oss en Ravenstein os en raaf 2.jpg, Statue of the merger of the Raven (

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) with the Ox ( Oss) File:Haren, ancien couvent Bethlehem.JPG, Former monastery Bethlem

References

Populated places in North Brabant Oss {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub