What is "verrebroek"

Verrebroek is a town and deelgemeente in the municipality of Beveren in East Flanders, Belgium. Verrebroek was its own municipality until January 1, 1977 when it was merged with Beveren as part of the fusion of municipalities in Belgium. Just before the merger, it had a total of 1275 inhabitants, while at the end of 2007, it had 1913 inhabitants.