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.