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Haren

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Haren

Total population

17,108

Coordinates53.17°, 6.61°

Demographic figures from CBS Netherlands. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

Haren is a town and a former municipality in the northeastern Netherlands. It is located in the direct urban area of the City of Groningen and, in January 2019, was merged into municipality of Groningen.

Read more on Wikipedia

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
53.1710
Longitude
6.6061
Water area
—
View on OpenStreetMap

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Observations (last 5 yrs, 10 mi)
1,626,560
Distinct species (top 10)
10

Most-observed species

  • Great Tit
    Parus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    20,971
  • Common Buzzard
    Buteo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    19,289
  • Eurasian Blackbird
    Turdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    19,054
  • European Robin
    Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    17,954
  • Common Chiffchaff
    Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
    17,694
  • Eurasian Blue Tit
    Cyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
    17,024
  • Gray/Purple Heron
    Ardea cinerea Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    16,983
  • Great Egret
    Ardea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
    16,730

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Quakes ≥ 2.5 (25 yrs, 62 mi)
11
Largest magnitude
3.8
Largest event
2025-11-14

Most recent

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Menso Alting
Menso Alting
Preacher and reformer (1541-1612)
Marianne Timmer
Marianne Timmer
Dutch speed skater
A
Anton Valens
Dutch writer and painter (1964–2021)
J
Joost Winnink
tennis player
K
Koert Thalén
Dutch association football player
Maaike Vos
Maaike Vos
Dutch speed skater
Abraham Hesselink
Abraham Hesselink
Dutch sculptor (1862-1930)
L
Lambertus Allard Vellenga
military officer (1901–1943)
R
Rogier Krohne
Dutch association football player
N
Niels Post
Dutch artist (born 1972)
S
San Glaser
Dutch singer
K
Kees Visscher
Dutch writer (1930-2007)
Paul Matthijs
Paul Matthijs
Dutch footballer
B
Ben van Voorn
Dutch visual artist (1927-2004)
Bo van der Werff
Bo van der Werff
speed skater
Jan Aling
Jan Aling
Dutch road bicycle racer (1949–2020)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
2.87
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,049

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
16
Avg daily Wikipedia views
1
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Haren

Discussion Meeting on Bitter Pit in Apples, Haren-Groningen, 15-16 April, 1969
Discussion Meeting on Bitter Pit in Apples (1969 Haren-Groningen) · 1969
The Psychopharmacology of aggression and social behavior
Klaus A. Miczek · 1981
Tuinstad Haren
Joost Kingma · 2008
Een school met leerlingen onderweg
J. van Luyn · 1978
Stille getuigen van vervolging, verzet en verraad
Ton Andringa · 2010
Project X in Haren
G. J. M. van den Brink · 2013
Fundamental, Ecological and Agricultural Aspects of Nitrogen Metabolism in Higher Plants
J.T. Lambers · 2011
Brieven van eenige kerkenraden buyten de provintie van Holland, namentlijk van't eerw. Classis van Walcheren van de eerwaardige Kerkenraden van Middelburg, Utrecht, Leeuwaarden, Groningen, aen de eerwaardige Kerkenraad van Rotterdam tot antwoord op haren circulaire brief rakende de sake van Dr. B. Bekker
Miscellaneous Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) · 1692

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

chicken of the woods
chicken of the woods
Laetiporus sulphureus
Seen 2026-10-01
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
Seen 2026-10-01
Bog Bush-cricket
Bog Bush-cricket
Metrioptera brachyptera
Seen 2026-10-01
Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker
Aeshna mixta
Seen 2026-10-01
Clouded Yellow
Clouded Yellow
Colias crocea
Seen 2026-09-30
Liguropia juniperi
Liguropia juniperi
Liguropia juniperi
Seen 2026-09-29
Small Copper
Small Copper
Lycaena phlaeas
Seen 2026-09-29
Small Heath
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus
Seen 2026-09-29
Speckled Wood
Speckled Wood
Pararge aegeria
Seen 2026-09-29

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

CBS — Statistics Netherlands

CBS code
0017
Population (Wikidata)
19,860
Wikidata
Q691754

Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
  • • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • Open Library
  • • CBS — Statistics Netherlands, municipality code via Wikidata P382
  • • CBS — Statistics Netherlands — Gemeente codes via Wikidata P382