Hargen
Encyclopedia
Hargen is one of the town
s in the municipality
of Bergen, North Holland
.
De voormalige Hargerplas is ontstaan door zandafgravingen. Het zand werd vroeger gebruikt voor onder meer de glasindustrie, zandsteenfabrieken en stadsuitbreidingen.
Town
A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...
s in the municipality
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
of Bergen, North Holland
Bergen, North Holland
Bergen is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Its North Sea beaches make it a popular destination for tourists, especially Germans. In 2001, the municipality was expanded to include the former municipalities of Egmond and Schoorl.Since about 1900, Bergen...
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De voormalige Hargerplas is ontstaan door zandafgravingen. Het zand werd vroeger gebruikt voor onder meer de glasindustrie, zandsteenfabrieken en stadsuitbreidingen.