cathedral
Sint-Janskathedraal
The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.
11 km · about 20 min drive
EuropeNetherlandsNorth Brabant
Haaren
North Brabant, Netherlands · Europe
About Haaren
Haaren works well as a base: 10 minutes from Esch, 33km from Biesbosch National Park.
Haaren is in North Brabant, Netherlands, with about 3,800 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Esch, about 5 km away.
Haaren (Dutch: [ˈɦaːrə(n)] ) is a town and former municipality in the southern Netherlands, in the province of North Brabant.
The municipality of Haaren ceased to exist on 1 January 2021. It was divided among four municipalities: Boxtel, Oisterwijk, Tilburg, and Vught.
The former municipality of Haaren contained threeRead more
other villages: Helvoirt, Esch, and Biezenmortel. An unusual thing about the municipality was that it belonged to two regions, Tilburg and 's-Hertogenbosch. The village belongs to the region of Tilburg. The eastern part of national park the Loonse en Drunense Duinen was part of the municipality.
Haaren is known as 'The Garden of Brabant' because of the many plantations of trees, plants etc.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Haaren?
Within an hour or so of Haaren: Sint-Janskathedraal (11 km), St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch (11 km), Efteling (13 km), DAF Museum (26 km).
Are there any good drives near Haaren?
The nearest famous roads are Brouwersdam and Houtribdijk.
Where is Haaren?
Haaren is in North Brabant, Netherlands, about 5 km from Esch.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,835
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- North Brabant
- Timezone
- Europe/Amsterdam
- Coordinates
- 51.6025, 5.2222
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Worth the detour from Haaren
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, 's-Hertogenbosch
Brabantine Gothic cathedral in 's-Hertogenbosch, noted for hundreds of stone figures straddling its flying buttresses.
11 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Efteling
Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.
13 km · about 25 min drive
museum
DAF Museum
Eindhoven museum charting Dutch truck maker DAF, from quirky Variomatic-transmission city cars to giant race trucks, displayed near the original 1928 workshop.
26 km · about 30 min drive
national park
Biesbosch National Park
Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.
33 km · about 40 min drive
landmark
Kinderdijk Windmills
UNESCO World Heritage site featuring 19 iconic 18th-century windmills in a quintessential Dutch polder landscape.
51 km · about 60 min drive
museum
Rietveld Schröder House
Gerrit Rietveld's radical 1924 Utrecht house, the purest built statement of De Stijl with its sliding walls and Mondrian palette: UNESCO-listed and visitable on pre-booked tours.
54 km · about 60 min drive
cathedral
Dom Tower of Utrecht
The Netherlands' tallest church tower at 112 metres, standing detached from its cathedral in central Utrecht.
55 km · about 65 min drive
Driving roads near Haaren
2 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 61 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
Driving in Netherlands
- Drives on
- the right
- Petrol
- ~€2.04/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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