Bremke is a village in the municipality of Eslohe in the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Hochsauerlandkreis.

Bremke
St.-Antonius-Pfarrkirche
St.-Antonius-Pfarrkirche
Location of Bremke
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Bremke is located in Germany
Bremke
Bremke
Bremke is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Bremke
Bremke
Coordinates: 51°15′N 8°12.5′E / 51.250°N 8.2083°E / 51.250; 8.2083
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictHochsauerlandkreis
MunicipalityEslohe
Elevation
300 m (1,000 ft)
Population
 (2010-12-31)
 • Total
615
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59889
Dialling codes02973

The village has 615 inhabitants[1] and lies in the east of the municipality of Eslohe at a height of around 300 m. The river Wenne flows through the village. In the village centre the B 511 federal road meets the B 55. Just after the entrance to the village is the parish church of St. Anthony. The village used to belong to the municipality of Reiste in Amt Eslohe until the end of 1974. Bremke borders on the parishes of Eslohe, Frielinghausen and Reiste. The village lies at the junction of the B 55 and 511. From 1911 to 1994 Bremke even had a railway station, but passenger services on the Wenholthausen-Altenhundem railway were withdrawn by 1964.

References

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  1. ^ Gemeinde Eslohe: Einwohnerzahlen, accessed on 4 March 2011