Hargen

Hamlet in North Holland, Netherlands
Hamlet in North Holland, Netherlands
52°43′36″N 4°39′30″E / 52.72667°N 4.65833°E / 52.72667; 4.65833CountryNetherlandsProvinceNorth HollandMunicipalityBergenArea
[1]
 • Total3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)Elevation
[2]
4.9 m (16.1 ft)Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total1,530 • Density470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)Postal code
1873[1]
Dialing code072

Hargen is a hamlet in the municipality of Bergen], in the provinces of North Holland, the Netherlands.

The hamlet was first mentioned between 822 and c. 825 as in Horgana, and means "sacred place".[3] Hargen has no place signs, but there is a directional sign pointing to Hargen. It was home to 171 people in 1840.[4] The current population is difficult to determine, because it has been added to the much larger Groet in the statistics.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022. combined with Groet
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 1873GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Hargen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Hargen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.


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