Swartbroek
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Swartbroek
| settlement_type = Village
| image_skyline = File:Swartbroek-Sint-Corneliuskerk (2).jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = St Cornelius Church
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| pushpin_map = Netherlands#Netherlands Limburg
| pushpin_label_position = left
| pushpin_mapsize = 250
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the Netherlands##Location in the province of Limburg in the Netherlands
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Netherlands
| subdivision_type1 = Province
| subdivision_name1 = Limburg
| subdivision_type2 = Municipality
| subdivision_name2 = Weert
| elevation_footnotes = {{cite web |url = http://www.ahn.nl/postcodetool |title = Postcodetool for 6005AA |language = nl |work = Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland |publisher = Het Waterschapshuis |access-date = 26 April 2022 }}
| elevation_m = 32
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| area_total_km2 = 6.98
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| population_footnotes = {{cite web |url=https://www.cbs.nl/-/media/_excel/2021/48/kwb-2021.xls |title=Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021 |website=Central Bureau of Statistics |access-date=26 April 2022}}
| population_total = 870
| population_as_of = 2021
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| population_note =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = CET
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = CEST
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| area_code_type = Dialing code
| area_code = 0495
| blank_name_sec1 = Transport
| blank1_name_sec1 = Major roads
| blank1_info_sec1 = A2 N280
| coordinates = {{Coord|51|14|N|5|46|E|region:NL_type:city|display=inline, title}}
| other_name = Swartbrook
}}
Swartbroek ({{IPA|nl|ˈsʋɑrdbruk}}; {{langx|li|Zwertbrook}} {{IPA|li|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".{{cite web|url=https://etymologiebank.nl/trefwoord/swartbroek |title=Swartbroek |website=Etymologiebank |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=nl}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.plaatsengids.nl/swartbroek |title=Swartbroek |website=Plaatsengids |access-date=26 April 2022 |language=nl}}
Gallery
File:Achtkante stellingmolen schuin van achteren gefotografeerd - AMR Molenfoto - 20539153 - RCE.jpg|Windmill De Hoop
File:Theepottenmuseum.jpg|Tea pot museum
References
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Category:Populated places in Limburg (Netherlands)
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