Haacht () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the

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province of

Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Haina ...

. The municipality comprises the towns of Haacht proper, Kelfs,

Tildonk Tildonk is a village located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and, since 1977, is part of the Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Haacht, together with Wespelaar, Wakkerzeel and Kelfs. It has a total area of 7.31 k ...

, Wakkerzeel and

Wespelaar Wespelaar is a borough of the municipality of Haacht, located between Kampenhout - Tildonk and Haacht centre in Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europ ...

. On January 1, 2020, Haacht had a total population of 14,858. The total area is 30.57 km² which gives a

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of 483 inhabitants per km².

Attractions

Special attractions in Haacht are: * The church St.-Remigius, of which some walls still date the original construction from the year 1281. * The Anti-Tank canal, a defensive line built in 1939 as part of the

K-W Line The Koningshooikt—Wavre Line, abbreviated to KW Line (french: Ligne KW; nl, KW-stelling) and often known as the Dyle Line after the Dijle, Dijle (Dyle) river, was a -long fortified line of defence prepared by the Belgian Army between Koningsho ...

, to protect against German attack. It proved ineffective, as the invading Germans took a wide detour around it. In 1997 the nature preservation group ''Natuurpunt'' made it a protected natural area. * The

brewery A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of be ...

of Haacht, the biggest Belgian brewery that is still in Belgian ownership and the third Belgian brewery regarding marketshare. The brewery is named after the municipality of Haacht but is actually located within the borders of neighbouring municipality

Boortmeerbeek Boortmeerbeek () is a town in the Belgium, Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Boortmeerbeek proper, Schiplaken and Hever, Belgium, Hever. The total area is 18.64 km² which gives a population density ...

. * The new sporting facilities 'Den Dijk', opened in 2003, with a separate gymnastics hall. * It also has the nearest train station in its surroundings: Haacht Railway Station. Image:Haacht, kerk foto2 2007-08-27 14.28.JPG, Sint Remigius church Image:Antitankwall.jpg, Anti-Tank canal, built to protect against the German tank attacks during World War II, today a preserved natural area

Municipal government

Haacht has a city council of 23 members.

Transport

Haacht has three railway stops:

Haacht Haacht () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Haacht proper, Kelfs, Tildonk, Wakkerzeel and Wespelaar. On January 1, 2020, Haacht had a total population of 14,858. The ...

, Wespelaar-Tildonk and Hambos.

References

External links

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Haachtse Geschied- en Oudheidkundige Kring
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Haacht Brewery
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