Brecht () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Belgian province of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at , after ...
. 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 km
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
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 machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery.
Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...
in Brecht
Notable people
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Jan van der Noot (1539–1595), writer and poet, born in Brecht
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Leonard Lessius (1554–1623), moral
theologian
Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...
, born in Brecht
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Walter Van Beirendonck (1957–), fashion designer and one of the
Antwerp Six
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Jean Kockerols (1958–), Roman Catholic bishop
Climate
See also
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Brecht Abbey
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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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