Macharen
Macharen is a village in the southern part of the Netherlands, in the province North Brabant. It is part of the Oss municipality. The village was first mentioned in 1107 as Machera, and means "suitable sandy ridge".
- Type: Village with 740 residents
- Description: village in Oss, the Netherlands
- Postal code: 5367
Places of Interest
Highlights: Sint Petrus (Macharen) and Gevangentoren.
Gevangentoren
Photo: Havang(nl), Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maasbommel and Megen.
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Village
Photo: Havang(nl), Public domain.Haren
Village
Macharen
- Categories: cadastral populated place in the Netherlands and locality
- Location: Oss, North Brabant, Southern Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.80441° or 51° 48′ 16″ north
Longitude
5.54478° or 5° 32′ 41″ east
Population
740
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
UN/LOCODE
NL MAC
Open location code
9F37RG3V+QW
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Urdu—“Macharen” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Мачарен”
- Catalan: “Macharen”
- Cebuano: “Macharen”
- Dutch: “Macharen”
- French: “Macharen”
- Irish: “Macharen”
- Ladin: “Macharen”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Macharen”
- Persian: “ماچارن”
- Persian: “ماخارن”
- Ukrainian: “Махарен”
- Urdu: “ماچارین”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Boveneind and Berghuizen.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Kapel Heilige Odrada and De Linde.
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