Place:Essen, Antwerpen, Belgium

redirected from Place:Essen, Belgium
Watchers
  • no watchers
Larger map


NameEssen
Alt namesEsschensource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeInhabited place
Coordinates51.467°N 4.467°E
Located inAntwerpen, Belgium
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia

Essen is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp which comprises the neighbourhoods of Essen Centrum, Heikant, Horendonk, Wildert, Statie and Hoek. In 2021, Essen had a population of 19,196. The total area is 47.48 km2.

The town is near the border with the Netherlands. It has a railway station, and is the last stop in Belgium for rail services travelling north. The station before Essen is Wildert. The next station is Roosendaal, North Brabant, Netherlands.

The Grand Prix Rouwmoer is a cyclo-cross race held in December, which is part of the BPost Bank Trophy.

[edit]

Research Tips

This place has no commentary yet. It is only a stub. You can help by editing it and sharing what you know: research tips, history, relationships with other places, etc.


This page uses content from the English Wikipedia. The original content was at Essen, Belgium. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with WeRelate, the content of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
Retrieved from "https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Place:Essen%2C_Antwerpen%2C_Belgium"