Essel, Lower Saxony

Essel, Lower Saxony
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Essel, Lower Saxony within Heidekreis district
Essel, Lower Saxony Essel, Lower Saxony
Coordinates: 52°41′22″N 9°38′37″E
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Heidekreis
Municipal assoc.	Schwarmstedt
Subdivisions	4 Ortschaften
Government
• Mayor	Bernd Block (CDU)
Area
• Total	34.06 km2 (13.15 sq mi)
Elevation	27 m (89 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,217
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	29690
Dialling codes	0 50 71
Vehicle registration	HK, SFA
Website	www.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

The municipality of Essel comprises 4 subdivisions:

• Essel
• Engehausen
• Stillenhöfen
• Ostenholz Moor

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.