Esen

Esen is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a deelgemeente of the city of Diksmuide. It is the home of noted artisanal brewery De Dolle Brouwers.

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Type: Village with 3,150 residents
Description: section of Diksmuide, Belgium
Also known as: “Eesen”, “Eessen”, and “Esen, Belgium”
Postal code: 8600

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Petruskerk and De Dolle Brouwers.

Sint-Petruskerk

Church

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Sint-Petruskerk is a church.

De Dolle Brouwers

Brewery

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De Dolle Brouwers is a Belgian brewery, based in Esen in the province of West Flanders. The building housing the brewery is believed to date from 1835 and has a long brewing history since its inception by local doctor Louis Nevejan, having become the Costenoble brewery in approximately 1882 and remaining in that family for three generations.

Kapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Hulpe

Church

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Kapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-ter-Hulpe is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vladslo and Klerken.

Vladslo

Village

Vladslo is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a part of the municipality of Diksmuide. The rural village has slightly over 1,200 inhabitants.

Klerken

Village

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Klerken is a village in Province of West Flanders in Belgium. It forms a part of the commune of in Houthulst. It was first mentioned in a letter by Arnulphus the Elder from 961 and the village's archives survive from as early as 1653. Klerken is situated 3½ km south of Esen.