Macharen is a village in the southern part of the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

, in the province

North Brabant North Brabant ( ; ), also unofficially called Brabant, Dutch Brabant or Hollandic Brabant, is a province in the south of the Netherlands. It borders the provinces of South Holland and Gelderland to the north, Limburg to the east, Zeeland to ...

. It is part of the

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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. It became a part of the municipality Oss in 1994.

Gallery

File:Macharen Rijksmonument 516591 oude pastorie Kerkstraat 2.JPG, Clergy house File:Macharen, vue sur le village.JPG, View on Macharen File:Brug Macharen geopend 2.jpg, Bridge in Macharen

References

Populated places in North Brabant Oss {{NorthBrabant-geo-stub