Hair (Netherlands)

Haaren community

flag	coat of arms
province	North Brabant
mayor	Yves de Boer ( VVD ; acting)
Seat of the municipality	Hair
Area  - land  - water	58.56  km 2 57.70 km 2 0.86 km 2
CBS code	0788
Residents	14,210 (Jan 31, 2019)
Population density	243 inhabitants / km 2
Coordinates	51 ° 36 '  N , 5 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 36 '  N , 5 ° 13'  E
Important traffic route
prefix	013, 0411
Postcodes	5074, 5076, 5268, 5296
Website	haaren.nl

Haaren ( listen ^{? / I} ) is a place and a municipality in the Dutch province of Noord-Brabant , between 's-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg .

geography

Neighboring communities

• Boxtel
• Heusden
• Oisterwijk
• Tilburg
• Vught

Rivers

The small river de Essche Stroom flows along the village of Esch .

Localities

In 1996 the community of Haaren was expanded to include the dissolved communities of Esch and Helvoirt. In 1997 the municipality was expanded to include the village of Biezenmortel (former municipality of Udenhout). There are many forest and nature areas in the municipality of Haaren, including part of the Loonse en Drunense Duinen National Park . There is also a hamlet called Hal in the municipality of Haaren .

Bigger cities nearby are 's-Hertogenbosch and Tilburg .

Seminary

In Haaren there used to be a seminary where, among other things, Peerke Donders was trained as a priest . During the Second World War it was a hostage camp and prison. Mayors and other prominent citizens were held hostage here.

In addition, secret agents who had been arrested during the England game were held there, including the radio operator Huub Lauwers . The first memorial plaques were installed at the main gate to the building complex as early as 1947, but it was not until May 2000 that the Haaren memorial plaza was opened with a permanent exhibition on the history of the hostage camp and the police prison.

politics

In the last local election on March 21, 2018, the local voter group Progressief '96 won the election. In the presumably last legislative period from 2018 to 2022, it forms a coalition with the CDA .

Local government reform

The Haaren municipality aims to dissolve it by January 1, 2021. The four villages are to be distributed among different neighboring communities. On July 5, 2018, the local council decided that Biezenmortel should be incorporated into Tilburg , Esch into Boxtel , Haaren into Oisterwijk and Helvoirt into Vught .

Municipal council

Local election on March 21, 2018

Turnout: 53.28%

 %

40

30th

20th

10

0

33.0

30.6

25.0

11.5

P96 ^a

S95 ^b

CDA

VVD

Gains and losses

compared to 2014

 % p

 12

 10

   8th

   6th

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

  -8th

-10

-12

+10.5

-10.4

+3.7

-3.7

P96 ^a

S95 ^b

CDA

VVD

Remarks:

^a Progressief '96

^b Samenwerking '95

The parish council has been formed as follows since the founding of Haaren:

Political party	Seats
	1995	1996 a	1999	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018
Progressief '96	3	3	3	2	3	3	4th	5
Samenwerking '95	5	6th	5	7th	4th	5	6th	4th
CDA	5	5	5	3	5	4th	3	4th
VVD	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2
total	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th	15th

Remarks

^a Due to the incorporation of Biezenmortel (municipality of Udenhout) into Haaren on January 1, 1997, the municipal council election took place in 1996.

College van B&W

The CDA and Progressief '96 are each represented by two councilors in the College van burgemeester en wethouders . The following people belong to the college:

function	Surname	Political party	annotation
mayor	Yves de Boer	VVD	acting; in office since February 21, 2019
Alderman	Carine Blom-Kerstens	Progressief '96	first deputy mayor
	Martien Vromans	CDA	second deputy mayor
	Adrienne Verschuren	Progressief '96	third deputy mayor
	Harry van Hal	CDA	fourth deputy mayor
Community Secretary	Joan van den Akker	-	in office since July 2010

collaboration

The Haaren community works closely with the Vught and Sint-Michielsgestel communities . The main focus is on personal issues with the two communities. A merger between Vught and Haaren is not (yet) on the program, but it is probably being talked about. In 2018 it was announced that Helvoirt will be incorporated into Vught as part of the 2021 local government reform, while the other three villages will fall to other neighboring communities.

Transport links

automobile

All villages in the municipality of Haaren, with the exception of Esch, are on the N65. This makes hair easy to reach. Esch and the hamlet of Hal are on the A2. Esch can be reached via the Boxtel -Noord exit , while the hamlet of Hal can be reached via the Boxtelseweg (the country road along the A2 from Boxtel to Vught ).

bus

The municipality of Haaren (Helvoirt and Esch) has had no train station since 1938. In the municipality, however, some city and regional buses run by BBA (Brabantsche Buurtspoorwegen en Autodiensten).

• Line 139 (Vught - Udenhout, via Helvoirt and Biezenmortel)
• Line 140 ('s-Hertogenbosch - Tilburg, via Helvoirt and Haaren)
• Line 205 (Dongen - Oisterwijk, via Biezenmortel)
• Line 239 ('s-Hertogenbosch - Udenhout, via Helvoirt and Biezenmortel)
• Line 203 ('s-Hertogenbosch - Liempde, via Esch)

media

Radio and television

The municipality of Haaren has two local channels: HOS TV, a cable newspaper for the whole municipality and LOESCH TV, local television for Esch.

In the municipality you can also receive some regional channels: Omroep Brabant and Radio 8FM. Since January 1, 2006 there has been competition from a commercial local television company TV & Co.

Daily and weekly newspapers

The regional daily in Haaren is the Brabants Dagblad . This newspaper has a special edition for the De Meierij area .

See also

Portal: Netherlands  - Overview of Wikipedia content on the subject of Netherlands

literature

• Andreas Pflock: On forgotten tracks. A guide to memorials in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg. published by the Federal Agency for Civic Education, Bonn 2006

Web links

Commons : Hair  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Johan van Grinsven: Yves de Boer waarnemend burgemeester in hair na bestuurscrisis. In: BD . Wegener, February 20, 2019, accessed February 20, 2019 (Dutch). 
2. ↑ Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand . In: StatLine . Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek (Dutch)
3. ↑ Herindeling gemeente hair. In: haaren.nl. Gemeente Haaren, accessed February 24, 2019 (Dutch). 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the local elections: 1982–2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 , accessed on February 24, 2019 (Dutch)
5. ^ College of B&W . In: haaren.nl . Gemeente Haaren, accessed February 24, 2019 (Dutch)