Official Name: | Putte |
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: | Antwerp |
Subdivision Name3: | Kapellen |
Area Total Km2: | 5.81 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 3,833 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Coordinates: | 51.3506°N 4.3978°W |
Putte is a village on the border between Belgium and the Netherlands.
The village is marked by the borders that run through it. The Dutch part is in Woensdrecht, North Brabant. The Belgian part is mostly the municipality of Kapellen and a small part in the municipality of Stabroek, both are in the province of Antwerp.
The Nationale Sluitingsprijs, the last road bicycle racing of the season, is held in Putte.[2]
The village became the property of the Duke of Hoogstraten in 1714. In 1828, the village was divided into a Dutch and Belgian part. The main part of the village is on the Belgian side.[3] The population of the village in 2007 was 3,464 people.[2]