Laren 120158 224627274 2008-07-09T18:45:06Z Luckas-bot 7320905 robot Adding: [[eo:Laren (Noord-Holland)]] {{otheruses}} {{Infobox Settlement |official_name = Laren |image_map = Dutch Municipality Laren 2006.png |mapsize = 280px |image_flag = Laren Netherlands.svg |flag_size = 150x75px |image_shield = Laren wapen.png |shield_size = 150x75px |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]] |subdivision_type1 = Province |subdivision_name1 = [[North Holland]] |leader_name = E.J. Roest |leader_party = [[Democrats 66|D66]] |area_footnotes = (2006) |area_total_km2 = 12.39 |area_land_km2 = 12.22 |area_water_km2 = 0.17 |population_as_of = [[1 January]], [[2007]] |population_note = Source: [[Statistics Netherlands|CBS]], [http://statline.cbs.nl/ Statline]. |settlement_type = Municipality |population_total = 10982 |population_density_km2 = 899 |timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset_DST = +2 |latd = 52.25 |latNS = N |longd = 5.23 |longEW = E |website = [http://www.laren.nl www.laren.nl] }} {{audio|Nl-Laren.ogg|'''Laren'''}} is a municipality and a town in the [[Netherlands]], in the province of [[North Holland]]. Located in the region called [['t Gooi]], it is the oldest town in that area. It is one of the richest towns in the Netherlands, along with its neighbour Blaricum. Nationally, Laren is well-known for its wide array of clothing shops. == Local government == The municipal council of Laren consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows: * [[People's Party for Freedom and Democracy|VVD]] - 4 seats * Larens Behoud - 5 seats * [[Christian Democratic Appeal|CDA]] - 3 seats * [[Labour Party (Netherlands)|PvdA]] - 2 seats * Liberaal Laren - 1 seat<br> <br> ==Demographics (2007)== *Birth Rate: 7.29 per 1000 *Death Rate: 17.94 per 1000 *NGR: -1.07% per year. [http://statline.cbs.nl/StatWeb/publication/?DM=SLEN&PA=37259ENG&D1=1-2&D2=0,20,24,33,38,154,262,325,818,1143-1146&D3=a&D4=a,!0-39&LA=EN&VW=T] ==Notable people born in Laren== * [[Willemien Aardenburg]] (1966) &ndash; field hockey player ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:CoeswaerdeLaren.png|Laren center The Coeswaerde Image:HervormdeKerkLaren.png|Laren center Hervormde Kerk </gallery> == References == * Statistics are taken from the [http://www.sdu.nl/staatscourant/gemeentes/gem268nh.htm SDU Staatscourant] {{North Holland Province}} [[Category:Municipalities of North Holland]] [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in North Holland]] {{NorthHolland-geo-stub}} [[de:Laren (Nordholland)]] [[eo:Laren (Noord-Holland)]] [[fr:Laren (Hollande-Septentrionale)]] [[id:Laren (Noord-Holland)]] [[it:Laren]] [[jv:Laren (Noord-Holland)]] [[li:Laren (Noord-Holland)]] [[nl:Laren (Noord-Holland)]] [[nds-nl:Loaren (Noord-Hollaand)]] [[sv:Laren]] [[vo:Laren]] [[zea:Laren]]