Brecht, Belgium Explained

Brecht
Map:Brecht Antwerp Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Brecht in the province of Antwerp
Arms:Brecht wapen.svg
Flag:Flag of Brecht.svg
Arrondissement:Antwerp
Nis:11009
Mayor:Sven Deckers (N-VA)
Majority:N-VA, CD&V-CDB
Postal-Codes:2960
Telephone-Area:03
Web:www.brecht.be
Coordinates:51.35°N 42°W

Brecht (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /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 . In 2021, Brecht had a total population of 29,809. The total area is 90.84 km2.[1]

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bevolking per statistische sector – Sector 11009 . Statistics Belgium . 9 May 2022 .