- Esche
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Name = Esche
Wappen =
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 31 |lat_sec = 59
lon_deg = 06 |lon_min = 58 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan =
Bundesland = Niedersachsen
Landkreis = Grafschaft Bentheim
Samtgemeinde = Neuenhaus
Höhe = 17
Fläche = 11.01
Einwohner = 578
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 49828
Vorwahl = 0 59 41
Kfz = NOH
Gemeindeschlüssel = 03 4 56 004
Adresse = 49828 EscheEsche is a community in the district of
Grafschaft Bentheim inLower Saxony .Geography
Location
Esche lies on the
Vechte betweenNordhorn andEmlichheim . It belongs to the Joint Community ("Samtgemeinde") ofNeuenhaus , whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.Politics
Mayor
The honorary mayor Hermann Berends was elected on
9 September 2001 .Regular events
The sport club holds its folk festival in mid-April.
History
The community’s namesake was the "Haus Esche", also known as Oedinghof. The "Haus Esche" and the "Schulenburg" (castle) in Veldhausen were both owned by a family named van Münster.
In the Dutch War of Independence, in 1593, when the
Spaniards unsuccessfully laid siege to the fort atCoevorden , the inhabitants of the Esche farming community sought shelter in this house, albeit only for a short time. The dearth of food and lack of room gave rise to a plague outbreak which daily killed many. The survivors were evicted, whereupon they had their goods stolen and were wretchedly mistreated. Today, the community of Esche is a modern residential community, but still with a strong rural character.External links
* [http://www.neuenhaus.de/ Joint community’s webpage]
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