Brecht, Belgium

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Brecht (Dutch pronunciation: [brɛxt] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Brecht proper, Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor and Sint-Lenaarts [nl]. In 2021, Brecht had a total population of 29,809. The total area is 90.84 km².^[2]

Brecht is a fast-growing municipality in the north of the Antwerp province, near the Dutch border. Noorderkempen, a railway station on the HSL 4, opened on 15 June 2009.

Images

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  Sint-Michielskerk in Brecht
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  Nature reserve Groot Schietveld
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  Windmill in Brecht

Notable people

• Jan van der Noot (1539–1595), writer and poet, born in Brecht
• Leonard Lessius (1554–1623), moral theologian, born in Brecht
• Walter Van Beirendonck (1957–), fashion designer and one of the Antwerp Six
• Jean Kockerols (1958–), Roman Catholic bishop

Climate

See also

• Brecht Abbey
• Noorderkempen railway station

References

1. "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
2. "Bevolking per statistische sector – Sector 11009". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
3. "Luchttemperatuur en neerslag Referentieperiode: 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Meteorological Institute. Retrieved July 9, 2022.

External links

• (in Dutch) Official website
• (in Dutch) Tourism in Brecht