| Broek | |
| Native Name: | De Broek |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
| Coordinates: | 52.9831°N 5.7772°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Netherlands |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Name1: | Friesland |
| Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name2: | De Fryske Marren |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 10.33 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
| Elevation M: | -0.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 215 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 8512 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Area Code: | 0513 |
Broek (Western Frisian: De Broek) is a small village in De Fryske Marren in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. It had a population of around 190 in 2017.[3]
The village was first mentioned in 1482 as Broech, and means "swampy land".[4] Broek is a stretched out settlement, and the signs use Broek-Noord (north) and Broek-Zuid (south), because the two parts are not interconnected. In 1840, it was home to 158 people. The current church dates from 1913. Since 2014, it also functions as a village centre.[5]
Before 2009, Broek was part of the Skarsterlân municipality and before 1984 it was part of Doniawerstal.[5]