Macharen
Located in Oss Municipality, North Brabant Coordinates: 51°48′21″ N 5°32′40″ E
- Population
- 625
- 625
- Elevation
- 7 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+01:00
- Europe/Amsterdam · UTC+01:00
About Macharen
Macharen is a village. Location: Oss Municipality, North Brabant. Population: 625. Elevation: 7 m.
Macharen is a village in the southern part of the Netherlands, in the province North Brabant. It is part of the Oss municipality. The village was first mentioned in 1107 as Machera, and means "suitable sandy ridge". The Catholic St Petrus Bandenkerk was built between 1862 and 1867, however the tower dates from the 15th century. Macharen was home to 389 people in 1840. Macharen originally was a part of the county Megen, which was founded around 1145. In 1810, it became municipality together with Megen and Haren.
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In comparison
- No. 14 of 24 places in Oss Municipality by population
- Nearest larger town: Maasbommel, 2 km N
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Waalbrug Landmark, Nijmegen Municipality23 km E -
Kasteel Maurick Historic site, Gemeente Vught23 km SW -
Museum Het Valkhof Museum, Nijmegen Municipality23 km E -
Sint Michielsgestel Concentration Camp Historic site, Sint-Michielsgestel Municipality23 km SW
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Patersberg Mountain, Sint-Michielsgestel Municipality22 km SW
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Pettelaarse Schans Historic site, Gemeente 's-Hertogenbosch21 km SW
Sources & licences
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