Essel

For the Indian conglomerate, see Essel Group.
Essel

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Essel

Coordinates: 52°41′22″N 9°38′37″E / 52.68944°N 9.64361°E / 52.68944; 9.64361Coordinates: 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
Government
  Mayor Bernd Block (CDU)
Area
  Total 34.06 km2 (13.15 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 1,069
  Density 31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 29690
Dialling codes 0 50 71
Vehicle registration 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.

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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