| Official Name: | Verrebroek |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
| Subdivision Name: |  |
| Subdivision Name1: | Flemish Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | East Flanders |
| Subdivision Name3: | Beveren |
| Area Total Km2: | 15.97 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2,033 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Coordinates: | 51.2553°N 4.1886°W |
Verrebroek is a village and deelgemeente in the municipality of Beveren in East Flanders, Belgium. Verrebroek was an independent municipality until 1 January 1977, when it merged with Beveren as part of the fusion of municipalities in Belgium.[2]
The village was first mentioned in 1141. The monks of the cloister of Salegem developed the region by poldering the swamplands which resulted in the village becoming one of the wealthiest in the Waasland. Warfare between Philip the Good and the inhabitants of Ghent as well as floods halted the development of the village. In 1974, the municipality was home to 1,266 people and covered an area of .[3] In 1977, the municipality was merged into Beveren.[2] In 1996, the Port of Antwerp was extended by the construction of Verrebroekdok which borders the village.[4]
Construction of the Saint Laurens Church started in the 15th century, and mainly dates from the 1650s. In 1804, the top half of the spire was replaced by an optical telegraph on the orders of Napoleon. In 1815, after the fall of Napoleon, the telegraph was removed.[5] As a result, the church is colloquially known as Peperbus (pepper caster).[6]