Laren, North Holland
Laren | |
|---|---|
 Laren town centre | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Elbert Roest (D66) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 11,398 |
| • Density | 918/km2 (2,380/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Laarder, Larenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1250–1252 |
| Area code | 035 |
| Website | www |
Laren () is a municipality and a town in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Located in the region called Gooi, it is the oldest town in that area. It is one of the most affluent in the Netherlands, along with its neighbour Blaricum. Nationally, Laren is well known for its history as a late 20th-century art colony, preserved in the museum Singer Laren, as well as its wide array of shops. Laren is also the setting for the book "The War in the Corner", by Jan Braakman. Laren is part of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (Metropoolregio Amsterdam).
Local government
The municipal council of Laren consists of 15 seats, which since 2014 are divided as follows:
- Larens Behoud - 5 seats
- VVD - 3 seats
- Liberaal Laren - 2 seats
- CDA - 2 seats
- D66 - 2 seats
- PvdA - 1 seats
Demographics (2007)
- Birth Rate: 7.29 per 1000
- Death Rate: 17.94 per 1000
- NGR: -1.07% per year.[5]
Notable residents
- Mona Louise Parsons - member of Dutch resistance
- Willemien Aardenburg (1966) - field hockey player
- Marcel van der Westen (1976) - track and field athlete
- Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898–1972) - graphic artist, illustrator and printmaker
Gallery
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Laren, basilica: de Sint Jansbasiliek -
Laren center The Coeswaerde -
Laren center Hervormde Kerk
References
- ^ "drs. E.J. (Elbert) Roest" (in Dutch). Gemeente Laren. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|trans_title=(help) - ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1251NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|trans_title=(help) - ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ Statline.cbs.nl
External links
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