Essel, Lower Saxony | |
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Location of Essel, Lower Saxony within Heidekreis district | |
Coordinates: 52°41′22″N9°38′37″E / 52.68944°N 9.64361°E Coordinates: 52°41′22″N9°38′37″E / 52.68944°N 9.64361°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Lower Saxony |
District | Heidekreis |
Municipal assoc. | Schwarmstedt |
Subdivisions | 4 Ortschaften |
Government | |
• Mayor | Bernd Block (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 34.06 km2 (13.15 sq mi) |
Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31) [1] | |
• Total | 1,182 |
• Density | 35/km2 (90/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 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.
The municipality of Essel comprises 4 subdivisions:
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.
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