Macharen is a village in the southern part of the
Netherlands
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, in the province
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 ...
. It is part of the
Oss municipality.
The village was first mentioned in 1107 as Machera, and means "suitable sandy ridge".
The Catholic St Petrus Bandenkerk was built between 1862 and 1867, however the tower dates from the 15th century.
Macharen was home to 389 people in 1840.
Macharen originally was a part of the county
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 ...
, which was founded around 1145. In 1810, it became municipality together with Megen and
Haren. It became a part of the municipality Oss in 1994.
Gallery
File:Macharen Rijksmonument 516591 oude pastorie Kerkstraat 2.JPG, Clergy house
File:Macharen, vue sur le village.JPG, View on Macharen
File:Brug Macharen geopend 2.jpg, Bridge in Macharen
References
Populated places in North Brabant
Oss
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