Assebroek

Also known as Assebrock

Assebroek () is a sub-municipality of the city of Bruges located in the province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1971. On 1 January 1971, it was merged into Bruges. On 31 December 2014, Assebroek had 19,737 inhabitants. Since 1999, this number has hardly changed. Assebroek is home to 16.75% of Bruges’ population.

Key facts

Settlement.subdivision_name2: Flemish Region
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name3: West Flanders
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Arrondissement
Settlement.name: Assebroek
Settlement.settlement_type: Sub-municipality of Bruges
Settlement.image_skyline: Sinttrudohoeve.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Abbey farm Saint-Trudo
Settlement.image_shield: Wapen Assebroek SVG.svg
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.image_map1: AssebroekLocation.svg
Settlement.map_caption1: Location of Assebroek in Bruges
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belgium#Belgium West Flanders
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Community
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Flemish Community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Bruges

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Etymology
Geography
Evolution of the number of inhabitants
19th century
20th century till rearrangement of municipalities
Attractions
Assebroek - a sacred place
Assebroek beer community
Gallery
References
External links
Biking and strolling

== History ==

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