Laren

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Laren
Coordinates: 52.25° N 5.23° E
Country	Netherlands
Province	North Holland
Area (2006)
- Municipality	12.39 km²  (4.8 sq mi)
- Land	12.22 km² (4.7 sq mi)
- Water	0.17 km² (0.1 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2007)
- Municipality	10,982
- Density	899/km² (2,328.4/sq mi)
	Source: CBS, Statline.
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Website: www.laren.nl

Laren (help·info) 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, whose patrons are often looked down upon by the locals.

[Laren Basilica:[1],[2],[3]]

[edit] Local government

The municipal council of Laren consists of 15 seats, which are divided as follows:

• VVD - 4 seats
• Larens Behoud - 5 seats
• CDA - 3 seats
• PvdA - 2 seats
• ( Liberals)) Liberaal Laren - 1 seat

[edit] Notable people born in Laren

• Willemien Aardenburg (1966) – field hockey player

[edit] References

• Statistics are taken from the SDU Staatscourant