Haren is a village in the municipality of Oss in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands.

Haren
Village
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Coordinates: 51°48′6″N 5°35′5″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Oss
Area [1]
• Total	5.46 km2 (2.11 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	725
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5368[1]
Dialing code	0412

The village was first mentioned in 1191 as "Egenus de Haren", and means "sandy ridge".[3]

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.[4] The Catholic St Lambertus Church was built between 1867 and 1868 in Gothic Revival style.[5]

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 and Megen.[6]

Gallery

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  Haren, church de Sint-Lambertuskerk
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  Little windmills in Haren.
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  Statue of the merger of the Raven (Ravenstein) with the Ox (Oss)
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  Former monastery Bethlem

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