Essel

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.

Essel
Coat of arms
Location of Essel within Heidekreis district
HarburgBuchholzGiltenBöhmeNeuenkirchenMunster
Essel
Essel
Coordinates: 52°41′22″N 9°38′37″E
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
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total1,168
  Density34/km2 (89/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
29690
Dialling codes0 50 71
Vehicle registrationSFA
Websitewww.essel.de

Subdivisions

The municipality of Essel comprises 4 subdivisions:

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.

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