Haaren is a municipality

Municipality

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 and a town

Town

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 in the southern Netherlands

Netherlands

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, in the province of North Brabant

North Brabant

North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...

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About Haaren

Haaren is also known as 'The Garden of Brabant' because of the many plantations of trees, plants etc. The municipality of Haaren contains three other villages: Helvoirt

Helvoirt

Helvoirt is a village and part of the municipality of Haaren, North Brabant, Netherlands.Helvoirt was a separate municipality until 1996, when it became a part of Haaren....

, Esch

Esch

Esch may refer to:Places* Esch-sur-Alzette, the second largest city in Luxembourg* Esch-sur-Sûre, a village in Luxembourg* Esch, Bernkastel-Wittlich, a municipality in the district Bernkastel-Wittlich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany...

, and Biezenmortel. An unusual thing about Haaren is that it belongs to two regions, Tilburg

Tilburg

Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....

 and 's-Hertogenbosch.

Population centres

Biezenmortel (1,498)

Esch

Esch (Netherlands)

Esch is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Haaren.Esch was a separate municipality until 1996, when it was merged with Haaren.-External links: Map of the former municipality, around 1868....

  (2,225)

Haaren (5,584)

Helvoirt

Helvoirt

Helvoirt is a village and part of the municipality of Haaren, North Brabant, Netherlands.Helvoirt was a separate municipality until 1996, when it became a part of Haaren....

(4,741)

(Population in 2003)

External links

• Official website