Essen, Belgium
Appearance
Essen | |
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Essen in Belgium | |
Coordinates: 51°28′N 4°28′E / 51.467°N 4.467°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Region | Flanders |
Province | Antwerp |
Arrondissement | Antwerp |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gaston van Tichelt |
Area | |
• Total | 47.50 km2 (18.34 sq mi) |
Population (January 1, 2022) | |
• Total | 19,341 |
• Density | 407.2/km2 (1,055/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
Postal code | 2910 |
Area code | 03 |
Website | Official website |
Essen is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality includes the towns of Essen Centrum, Heikant, Horendonk, Wildert, Statie en Hoek. On January 1, 2007 Essen had a total population of 17,143. The total area is 47.48 km² which gives a population density of 358 inhabitants per km².
The town is near the border with the Netherlands. Its train station is the last one in Belgium, the next station is Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.
Notable living inhabitants
[change | change source]- Raf and Mich Walschaerts, cabaret duo (Kommil Foo)
- Frank Focketyn, actor
- Zdeněk Štybar, Czech cyclist
- Tom Meeusen, cyclist
- Bart Aernouts, cyclist
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Essen
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Essen
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Horendonk
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Wildert
Other websites
[change | change source]- (in Dutch) Official website