| Essel, Lower Saxony | |
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| Municipality | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Essel, Lower Saxony within Heidekreis district
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| Coordinates: 52°41′22″N 9°38′37″E / 52.68944°N 9.64361°E / 52.68944; 9.64361 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Lower Saxony |
| District | Heidekreis |
| Municipal assoc. | Schwarmstedt |
| Subdivisions | 4 Ortschaften |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernd Block (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.06 km (13.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,217 |
| • Density | 36/km (93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 29690 |
| Dialling codes | 0 50 71 |
| Vehicle registration | HK, SFA |
| Website | www.essel.de |
Essel (German: Eßel) is a municipality in the Heidekreis district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. Most of the village is located on the southern bank of the river Aller. The A 7 motorway runs through the village.
Subdivisions
The municipality of Essel comprises 4 subdivisions:
- Essel
- Engehausen
- Stillenhöfen
- Ostenholz Moor
History
Essel was first mentioned in 1251 as Esele. The surveillance of the Aller crossing at Essel and control of Aller shipping was undertaken by the three lords of Hademstorf. In the 14th century their seat was at Uhlenburg. This castle was situated in the Aller valley between Essel and Buchholz (Aller) and was destroyed in 1394 by the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Another castle was built in the 13th century at Engehausen—Blankenburg Castle—on the site of which a manor house was subsequently built.
References
- "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.
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