Essen, 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.

Essen
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Flag of Essen
Official seal of Essen
Essen is located in Belgium
Essen
Essen
Essen in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°28′N 4°28′E
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
Province Antwerp
ArrondissementAntwerp
Government
  MayorGaston van Tichelt
Area
  Total47.50 km2 (18.34 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2022)
  Total19,341
  Density407.2/km2 (1,055/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code
2910
Area code03
WebsiteOfficial 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

  • 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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