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Laar, Nuenen

Coordinates: 51°29′33″N 5°33′15″E / 51.49250°N 5.55417°E / 51.49250; 5.55417
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Laar
Hamlet
Laar is located in North Brabant
Laar
Laar
Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands
Laar is located in Netherlands
Laar
Laar
Laar (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 51°29′33″N 5°33′15″E / 51.49250°N 5.55417°E / 51.49250; 5.55417
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceNorth Brabant
MunicipalityNuenen, Gerwen en Nederwetten
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
5674[1]
Dialing code040[1]

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 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

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  1. ^ a b c "Postcode Laar in Nuenen". Postcode bij adres (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ ANWB Topografische Atlas Nederland, Topografische Dienst and ANWB, 2005.
  3. ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. not found
  4. ^ "Laar (Gerwen)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ "Laar - (geografische naam)". Etymologiebank (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.