Swartbroek Explained

Swartbroek
Settlement Type:Village
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:Weert
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:32
Area Total Km2:6.98
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:870
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:6005
Area Code Type:Dialing code
Area Code:0495
Blank Name Sec1:Transport
Blank1 Name Sec1:Major roads
Blank1 Info Sec1:A2 N280
Other Name:Swartbrook

Swartbroek (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈsʋɑrdbruk/; Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish: Zwertbrook in Limburgan; Limburger; Limburgish pronounced as /ˈzwe̞ʀdbʀoːk/) is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Weert in the province of Limburg.

The village was first mentioned in the 16th century as Swartbroeck, and means "black swampy land".[3]

Swartbroek was home to 276 people in 1840. In 1925, the St Cornelius Church was built. The grist mill De Hoop was built in 1905 using material from a 1788 wind mill. Between 2011 and 2015, it was restored and still in active service.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Postcodetool for 6005AA . nl . Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland . Het Waterschapshuis . 26 April 2022 .
  2. Web site: Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 . Central Bureau of Statistics . 26 April 2022.
  3. Web site: Swartbroek . Etymologiebank . 26 April 2022 . nl.
  4. Web site: Swartbroek . Plaatsengids . 26 April 2022 . nl.