Harmelen

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| name = Harmelen

| settlement_type = Town

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| image_skyline = Kerk Harmelen.JPG

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| image_caption = Catholic church in Harmelen, designed by Jan Stuyt

| image_flag = Harmelen vlag.svg

| image_shield = Harmelen gemeentewapen.svg

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| image_map = LocatieWoerden.png

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| image_map1 = Map NL - Woerden - Harmelen.png

| map_caption1 = Harmelen in the municipality of Woerden.

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands

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| subdivision_name = Netherlands

| subdivision_type1 = Province

| subdivision_name1 = Utrecht

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Woerden

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| area_total_km2 = 23.75

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| population_total = 8374

| population_as_of = 1 January 2010

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone = CET

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Harmelen is a town in the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is a part of the municipality of Woerden, and lies about 6 km east of Woerden.

In 2001, the town of Harmelen had 6557 inhabitants. The built-up area of the town was 1.11 km², and contained 2481 residences.Statistics Netherlands (CBS), Bevolkingskernen in Nederland 2001 [http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070124100013/http://www.cbs.nl/nl-NL/menu/themas/milieu-natuur-ruimte/ruimte/publicaties/cartografie-geografie/geografische-data/2001-bevolkingskernen-in-nederland.htm |date=2007-01-24 }}. Statistics are for the continuous built-up area.

Harmelen is on the railway line between Utrecht and Woerden; its train station was opened on 21 May 1855 and closed on 15 May 1936.[http://stationsweb.brinkster.net/station.asp?station=harmelen Stationsweb.nl] In 1962, two passenger trains collided near Harmelen. The Harmelen train disaster, resulting in 93 fatalities, was the largest train accident in Dutch history.

The village used to be a separate municipality, until it merged with Woerden in 2001. Before the merger the municipality of Harmelen had about 8000 inhabitants.