Laren | |
|---|---|
Town and municipality | |
.jpg) Laren town centre | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
.svg) Location in North Holland | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′N 5°14′E / 52.250°N 5.233°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | North Holland |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Nanning Mol (VVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12.41 km2 (4.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.00 km2 (0.00 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (January 2021)[4] | |
| • Total | 11,398 |
| • Density | 918/km2 (2,380/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Laarder, Larenaar |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 1250–1252 |
| Area code | 035 |
| Website | www |
Laren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːrə(n)] ) is a town and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the Gooi region, it is the oldest town in the area. Together with its neighbor Blaricum, Laren is one of the most affluent towns in the Netherlands.[5]
Nationally, Laren is well known for its history as a late 19th-century art colony, preserved in the museum Singer Laren, its retirement home for elderly artists Rosa Spier Huis, as well as its wide array of shops. Laren is part of the Amsterdam metropolitan area, situated east of Amsterdam.
- ^ "Burgemeester N. Mol" (in Dutch). Gemeente Laren. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 1251NA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Vermogen van huishoudens opnieuw gestegen". CBS (in Dutch). 2019-11-18. Retrieved 2020-04-21.