Esbeek is located on the high sandy soils in the south of the Netherlands in the province of North Brabant, on the border with Belgium.

The field is located on the western bank of the Spruitenstroompje, a stream that flows into the 'Reusel' five kilometers north of the village of Diessen.

[3] Esbeek became its own parish in 1889 and a small village center arose around the church that was inaugurated in 1890.

[3] At the end of the last century, new activity was created around the existing brick factory in the form of the De Mierbeek industrial estate.

In the last fifteen years many small self-employed people have started working as new forms of business.

The cooperative supports and realizes initiatives by members and / or the government that make the village more sustainable in spatial, economic or social terms.

The soil consists of cover sand that has been blown up from the fallen North Sea floor during the last ice age.

You also have the Kampen and Hoeven landscape and in the naturally wooded environments the Oude- en Jonge sand extraction areas have been created.

There are 11 agricultural companies (dairy cattle, calves, horses, trees and a biological and biodynamic farm), 40 civilian homes, 1 catering business, 1 accommodation (300 beds) and a golf course.

The architecture at Landgoed de Utrecht has its own unique character and was largely realized in the years shortly after the foundation of the current estate, so in the first quarter of the 20th century.

The nationally renowned architects Kropholler and Staal are responsible for the most important designs (such as the Brandtoren van de Houtvesterij).

He loved the farmers life in Esbeek and stayed there during several summers in a little wooden house called 'De Schuttel'.

This was made possible by around 500 residents who put money into the shares of the café, subsidy and a loan on favorable terms from the local bank.

This religious community was established in 2015, when the village church was closed by the diocese of 's-Hertogenbosch for Roman Catholic worship.