Maren is a village in the Dutch province of North Brabant. It is located in the municipality of Oss, about 10 km northeast of 's-Hertogenbosch.

History

The village was first mentioned in 997 as Marsna. The etymology is unclear.[3] Maren developed on the river bank of the Maas.[4]

The former town hall of Maren was built in 1901 and is an L-shaped building with Jugendstil influences.[4]

Maren was a separate municipality until 1821, when it became part of Alem, Maren en Kessel.[5] Maren was home to 298 people in 1840.[6] The village and neighbouring Kessel were severely damaged by war in 1944, and lost its church. After the war a new village Maren-Kessel [nl] was built between the two villages.[4] In 2011, it became part of the municipality of Oss.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2022. two entries
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 5398CA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Maren - (geografische naam)". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c Chris Kolman & Ronald Stenvert (1997). Maren-Kessel (in Dutch). Zwolle: Waanders. ISBN 90-400-9945-6. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  5. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
  6. ^ a b "Maren-Kessel". Plaatsengids (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 April 2022.