Essen, Belgium
municipality in Antwerp, Belgium
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.
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  Essen 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 |
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- 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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Horendonk -
Wildert
Other websites
change- (in Dutch) Official website
