Hargen
Hamlet
The beach at Hargen aan Zee
The beach at Hargen aan Zee
Hargen is located in Netherlands
Hargen
Hargen
Location in the Netherlands
Hargen is located in North Holland
Hargen
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 / 52.72667; 4.65833
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Holland
MunicipalityBergen
Area
  Total3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Elevation4.9 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. 1 2 3 4 "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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