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]