Laar is a hamlet in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten, 2 km north of the town of Nuenen, just northwest of Gerwen.[2]
Laar | |
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Hamlet | |
Coordinates: 51°29′33″N 5°33′15″E / 51.49250°N 5.55417°E | |
Country | Netherlands |
Province | North Brabant |
Municipality | Nuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postal code | 5674[1] |
Dialing code | 040[1] |
Laar is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Nuenen.[1] Laar has no place name signs, and consists of about 25 houses.[4]
It was first mentioned in 1406 as "ex bonis te laar", and means "forest pasture".[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Postcode Laar in Nuenen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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- ^ "Laar (Gerwen)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "Laar - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.