Bremke (Eslohe)

Bremke
Ortsteil of Eslohe
St.-Antonius-Pfarrkirche
Bremke
Coordinates: 51°15′N 8°12.5′E / 51.250°N 8.2083°E / 51.250; 8.2083Coordinates: 51°15′N 8°12.5′E / 51.250°N 8.2083°E / 51.250; 8.2083
Country	Germany
State	North Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. region	Arnsberg
District	Hochsauerlandkreis
Municipality	Eslohe
Elevation	300 m (1,000 ft)
Population (2010-12-31)
• Total	615
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	59889
Dialling codes	02973

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

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1911 to 1994 Bremke even had a railway station, but passenger services on the Wenholthausen-Altenhundem railway were withdrawn by 1964.

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