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Essel, Lower Saxony

Coordinates: 52°41′22″N 9°38′37″E / 52.68944°N 9.64361°E / 52.68944; 9.64361
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Essel, Lower Saxony
Coat of arms of Essel, Lower Saxony
Location of Essel, Lower Saxony within Heidekreis district
HeidekreisLower SaxonyNienburg (district)Hanover (district)Verden (district)Rotenburg (district)HarburgLüneburg (district)Uelzen (district)Celle (district)LindwedelBuchholzSchwarmstedtEsselHademstorfGiltenGrethemEickelohHodenhagenBöhmeHäuslingenAhldenFrankenfeldWalsrodeNeuenkirchenRethemSchneverdingenOsterheideBad FallingbostelWietzendorfSoltauMunsterBispingen
Essel, Lower Saxony is located in Germany
Essel, Lower Saxony
Essel, Lower Saxony
Essel, Lower Saxony is located in Lower Saxony
Essel, Lower Saxony
Essel, Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°41′22″N 9°38′37″E / 52.68944°N 9.64361°E / 52.68944; 9.64361
CountryGermany
StateLower Saxony
DistrictHeidekreis
Municipal assoc.Schwarmstedt
Subdivisions4 Ortschaften
Government
 • MayorBernd Block (CDU)
Area
 • Total34.06 km2 (13.15 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total1,217
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29690
Dialling codes0 50 71
Vehicle registrationHK, SFA
Websitewww.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

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The municipality of Essel comprises 4 subdivisions:

History

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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

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  1. ^ "LSN-Online Regionaldatenbank, Tabelle A100001G: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Stand 31. Dezember 2022" (in German). Landesamt für Statistik Niedersachsen.