Gebroek | |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Netherlands |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Name1: | Limburg |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Echt-Susteren |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 26 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.15 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 225 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Timezone Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 6101 |
Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
Area Code: | 0475 |
Coordinates: | 51.0683°N 5.8264°W |
Gebroek is a hamlet in the Dutch province of Limburg. It is a part of the municipality of Echt-Susteren, and lies about 11 km north of Sittard.
The hamlet was first mentioned around 1700 as Broich, and means "swampy land".[3] Gebroek was home to 150 people in 1840.[4]