Essen, Belgium

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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-AN
arrondissement=Antwerp
nis=11016
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18-64=
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mayor=Gaston Van Tichelt (CD&V)
majority= CD&V, sp.a
postal-codes=2910
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web= [http://www.essen.be/ www.essen.be]
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Essen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises 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.

The town is near the border with the Netherlands. It has a train station; going north it is the last one in Belgium. The station before Essen is Wildert, another station in Essen. The next station is Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

Notable inhabitants

* Raf and Mich Walschaerts Cabaret duo (Kommil Foo)

External links

* [http://www.essen.be Official website]