Haren, Groningen

Haren
Municipality

Monumental villa in Haren

Flag

Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Haren in a municipal map of Groningen
Location in Groningen
Coordinates: 53°10′N 6°36′E / 53.167°N 6.600°E / 53.167; 6.600Coordinates: 53°10′N 6°36′E / 53.167°N 6.600°E / 53.167; 6.600
Country Netherlands
Province Groningen
Government[1]
  Body Municipal council
  Mayor Janny Vlietstra (PvdA)
Area[2]
  Total 50.73 km2 (19.59 sq mi)
  Land 45.58 km2 (17.60 sq mi)
  Water 5.15 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Elevation[3] 7 m (23 ft)
Population (May 2014)[4]
  Total 18,832
  Density 413/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Harenaar
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postcode 9479, 9750–9759
Area code 050
Website www.haren.nl
Reformed Church of Nicolaas

Haren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːrə(n)]; Gronings: Hoaren) is a municipality and a town in the northeastern Netherlands located in the direct urban area of the City of Groningen.

Haren is a typical commuting municipality with many wealthy inhabitants. It lies on the northern part of a ridge of sand called the Hondsrug. It contains one of two dolmens in the province of Groningen (in the village of Noordlaren) and the largest botanical garden of the Netherlands called Hortus Haren. The municipality comprises a wood called Appèlbergen (east of the village of Glimmen) and a lake called Paterswoldsemeer.

Haren was officially mentioned for the first time in 1249.

On September 21, 2012 riots broke out with vandalism and looting in Haren. This was all because of an accidentally public distributed invitation to a birthday party on the social networking site Facebook. The events were called Project X Haren. More than 5000 people showed up and over 30 people were arrested. The damage amounts to more than a million euros.

Population centres

Dutch Topographic map of Haren, June 2015

The town of Haren contains among others the following residential areas:

Transportation

Haren's railway station is Haren railway station.

There are regular bus services to and from Groningen, Assen and Emmen.

Groningen Airport Eelde is nearby, albeit that this airport has a limited number of regular international flight destinations. Leisure flights to different international destinations are scheduled throughout the year.

Politics

The municipal council of Haren has 17 seats. The table below gives political party and seat counts since 1998.

Municipal council seats
Party19982002200620102014
D6621135
Gezond Verstand Haren [5]---23
VVD55442
CDA34322
PvdA43432
GreenLeft23422
ChristianUnion11111
Total1717171717

The executive board consists of VVD, PvdA and D66.

References

  1. "Burgemeester Janny Vlietstra" [Mayor Janny Vlietstra] (in Dutch). Gemeente Haren. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten" [Key figures for neighbourhoods]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
  3. "Postcodetool for 9751AN". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  4. "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. Translated: Common Sense Haren.

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