Noordlaren

Noordlaren is a small village in the municipality of Haren in the Dutch province of Groningen. It had a population of around 400 in January 2017.[1]

Noordlaren
Village
St Bartholomew Church
Noordlaren
Location of the village in the province of Groningen
Coordinates: 53°7′15″N 6°40′1″E
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceGroningen
MunicipalityHaren
Population
 (2017)
 • Total400
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
9479
Dialing code050
Websitewww.noordlaren.eu

In 2010 it was said to be 850 years old. In the past Noordlaren was a farming village. Nowadays there are still a few farmers in Noordlaren, but there are also many people from outside the village, that came to live in Noordlaren, because of the beautiful nature and rest.

Notable locations in the village include the wind mill which still operates to produce flour, the 800-year-old church, the gastro-pub at the centre of the village, and the home at 17 Kerkstraat.

Speedskating village

Noordlaren is famous in the Netherlands because of the ice rink behind the primary school. Every year, the little village tries to organise the annual national skating marathon with the goal of being the first place in the country to hold a skating marathon on natural ice that year.[2]

gollark: What? I did ages ago.
gollark: In case of my death, control of my github account goes to a GPT finetuned on my code and Discord messages.
gollark: I actually once won a chess game.
gollark: Fine, submerge the entire room in superglue.
gollark: Why are you using knots and not duct tape? In general.

References
  1. Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CSB Statline
  2. Noordlaren krijgt morgen primeur voor natuurijsmarathon - NOS (in Dutch)
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