Hargen

{{short description|Hamlet in North Holland, Netherlands}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Hargen

| settlement_type = Hamlet

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| native_name_lang = nl

| image_skyline = Der Strand von Hargen aan Zee (24800470157).jpg

| image_alt =

| image_caption = The beach at Hargen aan Zee

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| pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands North Holland

| pushpin_label_position = top

| pushpin_mapsize = 250

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of North Holland in the Netherlands

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = North Holland

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Bergen

| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 1873GA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 28 April 2022 }}

| elevation_m = 4.9

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| area_total_km2 = 3.29

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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=28 April 2022 |quote=combined with Groet}}

| population_total = 1,530

| population_as_of = 2021

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 1873

| area_code_type = Dialing code

| area_code = 072

| coordinates = {{coord|52|43|36|N|4|39|30|E|region:NL|display=inline, title}}

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Hargen is a hamlet in the municipality of Bergen, in the provinces of North Holland, the Netherlands.

The hamlet was first mentioned between 822 and {{circa}} 825 as in Horgana, and means "sacred place".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/hargen |title=Hargen - (geografische naam) |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=nl}} Hargen has no place signs, but there is a directional sign pointing to Hargen. It was home to 171 people in 1840.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/hargen |title=Hargen |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=28 April 2022 |language=nl}} The current population is difficult to determine, because it has been added to the much larger Groet in the statistics.