Macharen

Village in North Brabant, Netherlands

Macharen

Village

Macharen

Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands

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Macharen

Macharen (Netherlands)

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Coordinates: 51°48′18″N 5°32′39″E﻿ / ﻿51.80500°N 5.54417°E﻿ / 51.80500; 5.54417
Country| Netherlands
Province| North Brabant
Municipality| Oss
Area

[1]

• Total

| 0.86 km2 (0.33 sq mi)
Elevation

[2]

| 8 m (26 ft)
Population

(2021)[1]

• Total

| 655
• Density| 760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code|

5367[1]

Dialing code| 0412

Macharen is a village in the southern part of the Netherlands, in the province North Brabant. It is part of the Oss municipality.

The village was first mentioned in 1107 as Machera, and means "suitable sandy ridge".[3]

The Catholic St Petrus Bandenkerk was built between 1862 and 1867, however the tower dates from the 15th century.[4]

Macharen was home to 389 people in 1840.[4] Macharen originally was a part of the county Megen, which was founded around 1145. In 1810, it became municipality together with Megen and Haren. It became a part of the municipality Oss in 1994.[4]

## Gallery

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* Clergy house

* View on Macharen

* Bridge in Macharen

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5367AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
3. ^ "Macharen - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
4. ^ a b c "Macharen". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.

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Populated places in the municipality of Oss

Towns|

* Oss
* Berghem
* Megen
* Ravenstein

Villages|

* Demen [nl]
* Dennenburg [nl]
* Deursen [nl]
* Dieden [nl]
* Geffen
* Haren
* Herpen
* Huisseling [nl]
* Kessel
* Lith
* Lithoijen
* Macharen
* Maren
* Maren-Kessel [nl]
* Neerlangel [nl]
* Neerloon [nl]
* Oijen [nl]
* Overlangel [nl]
* Teeffelen [nl]

Hamlets|

* Het Wild

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