Swartbroek

Swartbroek

Swartbrook
Swartbroek Swartbrook
Village
	St Cornelius Church
	Swartbroek Location in the Netherlands Swartbroek Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
	Coordinates: 51°14′N 5°46′E / 51.233°N 5.767°E
Country	Netherlands
Province	Limburg
Municipality	Weert
Area
• Total	6.98 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population (2021)
• Total	870
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	6005
Dialing code	0495
Major roads	A2 N280

Swartbroek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈsʋɑrdbruk]; Limburgish: Zwertbrook [ˈzwe̞ʀdbʀoːk]) is a village in the Netherlands, in the municipality of Weert in the province of Limburg.

The village was first mentioned in the 16th century as Swartbroeck, and means "black swampy land".^[3]

Swartbroek was home to 276 people in 1840. In 1925, the St Cornelius Church was built. The grist mill De Hoop was built in 1905 using material from a 1788 wind mill. Between 2011 and 2015, it was restored and still in active service.^[4]

Gallery

Windmill De Hoop
Tea pot museum

References

^ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Postcodetool for 6005AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Nederlands). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Swartbroek". Etymologiebank (in Nederlands). Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ "Swartbroek". Plaatsengids (in Nederlands). Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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[stat-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[AHN-2] "Postcodetool for 6005AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Nederlands). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[3] "Swartbroek". Etymologiebank (in Nederlands). Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[4] "Swartbroek". Plaatsengids (in Nederlands). Retrieved 26 April 2022.

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