Laren

Laren is a town and municipality in the province of , . Located in the region, it is the oldest town in the area. Together with its neighbor , Laren is among the most affluent towns in the Netherlands.
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  • Type: Town with 11,100 residents
  • Description: town and municipality in North Holland, Netherlands
  • Also known as: Laren, North Holland
  • Postal codes: 1251 and 1252
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Geologisch Museum Hofland and Postiljonheide.

Museum
Photo: Swarte Kees, Public domain.

Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bussum and Hilversum.

is a commuter town and former municipality in the region in the south east of the province of in the near .

Photo: Romaine, CC0.
is a medium-sized city in the area of in the . Once called the Garden of Amsterdam, most travellers still come over to cycle and hike through the surrounding forests and heathland.

is a small town surrounded by large 17th-century fortifications, among the best preserved in Europe. The typical star shaped form is a spectacular sight from the air and on a satellite picture.

Laren

Latitude
52.2566° or 52° 15′ 24″ north
Longitude
5.2252° or 5° 13′ 31″ east
Population
11,100
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL LAR
Open location code
9F47764G+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 45911069
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2751874
Wiki­data ID
Q9945
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Zeeuws—“Laren” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Laren
  • Arabic: لارين
  • Aragonese: Laren
  • Armenian: Լարեն
  • Asturian: Laren (conceyu)
  • Asturian: Laren
  • Balinese: Laren, Holland Kalér
  • Basque: Laren
  • Bavarian: Laren
  • Breton: Laren
  • Catalan: Laren
  • Cebuano: Gemeente Laren
  • Cebuano: Laren
  • Chinese: 拉伦
  • Chinese: 拉倫
  • Czech: Laren
  • Danish: Laren
  • Dutch: Gemeente Laren
  • Dutch: Laren (Noord-Holland)
  • Dutch: Laren NH
  • Dutch: Laren
  • Esperanto: Laren
  • Finnish: Laren
  • French: Laren
  • German: Laren
  • Greek: Λάρεν
  • Hungarian: Laren
  • Iloko: Laren
  • Indonesian: Laren, Holland Utara
  • Indonesian: Laren
  • Irish: Laren
  • Italian: Laren
  • Japanese: ラーレン
  • Javanese: Laren
  • Kurdish: Laren, Holenda Bakur
  • Limburgan: Laren
  • Lithuanian: Larenas
  • Low German: Laoren
  • Low German: Loaren
  • Luxembourgish: Laren
  • Malay: Laren
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Laren
  • Norwegian: Laren
  • Occitan (post 1500): Laren
  • Persian: لارن، هلند شمالی
  • Polish: Laren
  • Portuguese: Laren
  • Romanian: Laren
  • Russian: Ларен
  • Saterfriesisch: Laren
  • Scottish Gaelic: Laren
  • Silesian: Laren
  • Slovak: Laren
  • Slovenian: Laren
  • Spanish: Laren
  • Swedish: Laren, Noord-Holland
  • Swedish: Laren
  • Tagalog: Laren
  • Turkish: Laren
  • Ukrainian: Ларен
  • Urdu: لارین
  • Venetian: Laren
  • Vietnamese: Laren, Bắc Hà Lan
  • Volapük: Laren
  • Waray (Philippines): Laren
  • Welsh: Laren
  • Western Frisian: Laren
  • Zeeuws: Laren
  • Laren

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