Essebroek | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Native Name Lang: | nl |
Image Map1: | Map NL - Buren - Essebroek.png |
Map Caption1: | Essebroek in the municipality of Buren.--> |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands Gelderland#Netherlands |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Gelderland |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Buren |
Coordinates: | 51.97°N 5.4789°W |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 6 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4031 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0341 |
Essebroek is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Gelderland. It is a part of the municipality of Buren, and lies about 8 km southwest of Veenendaal.[2]
Essebroek is not a statistical entity,[3] and the postal authorities have placed it under Ingen.[4] It was first mentioned in 1913 as Esschenbroek, and means swampy land with ash (Fraxinus excelsior) trees.[5] The hamlet consists of about 20 houses.[6]