Brecht () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
* Languages of Belgium, languages spoken in Belgium, such as Dutch, French, and German
*Ancient Belgian language, an extinct languag ...
province of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, . The municipality comprises the towns of Brecht proper,
Sint-Job-in-'t-Goor and . In 2021, Brecht had a total population of 29,809. The total area is 90.84 km².
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
The HSL 4 ( nl, Hogesnelheidslijn 4, french: Ligne à Grande Vitesse 4, en, High-Speed Line 4) is a Belgian high-speed rail line part of the 87 kilometres (54 miles) axis which connects Antwerp to the Dutch border. It is 40 kilometres l ...
, opened on 15 June 2009.
Images
Image:Brecht kerk.jpg, Sint-Michielskerk in Brecht
File:Groot Schietveld 001.jpg, Nature reserve Groot Schietveld
File:A Brecht, Stenen molen, bergmolen, kettingkruier 00W.JPG, Windmill
A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called windmill sail, sails or blades, specifically to mill (grinding), mill grain (gristmills), but the term is also extended to windpumps, wind turbines, and ...
in Brecht
Notable people
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Jan van der Noot
Jonker Jan van der Noot (1539–1595) was a Netherlandish writer who is regarded as the first Renaissance poet in Dutch.
Life
Jan van der Noot was born to a noble family in Brecht, in the Duchy of Brabant, about halfway between Antwerp and Breda. ...
(1539–1595), writer and poet, born in Brecht
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Leonard Lessius
Leonardus Lessius ( nl, Lenaert Leys; 1 October 1554, in Brecht – 15 January 1623, in Leuven) was a Flemish moral theologian from the Jesuit order.
Life
At the age of thirteen the young Leonard won the Brecht scholarship to the University ...
(1554-1623), moral
theologian
Theology is the systematic study of the nature of the divine and, more broadly, of religious belief. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of analyzing the ...
, born in Brecht
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Walter Van Beirendonck
Walter Van Beirendonck (born 4 February 1957 in Brecht, Belgium) is a Belgian fashion designer. He is the head of the Fashion Department at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp.
He graduated in 1980 from the Royal Arts Academy in Antwerp. ...
(1957-), fashion designer and one of the
Antwerp Six
The Antwerp Six refers to a group of fashion designers who graduated from Antwerp's Royal Academy of Fine Arts between 1980–81. The press began referring to them as a group beginning in about 1990, though the designers are united mostly by ...
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Jean Kockerols
Jean Kockerols (born 13 August 1958 in Brecht, Belgium) is a Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Belgium.
Kockerols was ordained a priest on 18 September 1993 and was later the Dean of Brussels-South. He was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Ar ...
(1958-), Roman Catholic bishop
Climate
See also
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Brecht Abbey
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a p ...
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Noorderkempen railway station
References
External links
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Official website*
Tourism in Brecht
Municipalities of Antwerp Province
Populated places in Antwerp Province
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