Hargen
Hargen | |
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Hamlet | |
.jpg) The beach at Hargen aan Zee | |
  Hargen Location in the Netherlands  Hargen Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 52°43′36″N 4°39′30″E / 52.72667°N 4.65833°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Municipality | Bergen |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4.9 m (16.1 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,530 |
| • Density | 470/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 1873[1] |
| Dialing code | 072 |
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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
combined with Groet
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1873GA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Hargen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "Hargen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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