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Laren, North Holland

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Country
  
Netherlands

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Website
  
www.laren.nl

Elevation
  
5 m

Local time
  
Sunday 9:34 PM

Demonym(s)
  
Laarder, Larenaar

Postcode
  
1250–1252

Area
  
12.39 km²

Province
  
North Holland

Area code
  
035

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Weather
  
8°C, Wind NE at 6 km/h, 69% Humidity

Laren ( pronunciation ) 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 part of the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (Metropoolregio Amsterdam). This town is not to be confused with Laren in Gelderland, which is the setting for the book "The War in the Corner", by Jan Braakman.

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Map of Laren, Netherlands

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.

    • 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

    • References

    Laren, North Holland Wikipedia
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