Maren, Netherlands

Maren
Village
Former town hall
Coat of arms
Maren Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands Show map of North Brabant Maren Maren (Netherlands) Show map of Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°47′30″N 5°22′47″E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Brabant
Municipality	Oss
Area [1]
• Total	0.77 km^2 (0.30 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	6 m (20 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	230
• Density	300/km^2 (770/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	5398[1]
Dialing code	0412

Maren is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Oss, about 10 km northeast of 's-Hertogenbosch.

History

The village was first mentioned in 997 as Marsna. The etymology is unclear.[3] Maren developed on the river bank of the Maas.[4]

The former town hall of Maren was built in 1901 and is an L-shaped building with Jugendstil influences.[4]

Maren was a separate municipality until 1821, when it became part of Alem, Maren en Kessel.[5] Maren was home to 298 people in 1840.[6] The village and neighbouring Kessel were severely damaged by war in 1944, and lost its church. After the war a new village Maren-Kessel [nl] was built between the two villages.[4] In 2011, it became part of the municipality of Oss.[6]

References

1. "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. two entries
2. "Postcodetool for 5398CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
3. "Maren - (geografische naam)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
4. Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Maren-Kessel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9945-6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
5. Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
6. "Maren-Kessel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.