Macharen | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands North Brabant#Netherlands |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the province of North Brabant in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | North Brabant |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Oss |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 8 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.86 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 655 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 5367 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0412 |
Coordinates: | 51.805°N 5.5442°W |
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".[3]
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.[4] Macharen originally was a part of the county Megen, which was founded around 1145. In 1810, it became municipality together with Megen and Haren. It became a part of the municipality Oss in 1994.[4]