Brecht, Belgium

Brecht
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Brecht is located in Belgium
Brecht
Brecht
Location in Belgium
Location of Brecht in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°21′N 04°38′E / 51.350°N 4.633°E / 51.350; 4.633
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceAntwerp
ArrondissementAntwerp
Government
 • MayorSven Deckers (N-VA)
 • Governing party/iesN-VA, CD&V-CDB
Area
 • Total
91.46 km2 (35.31 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)[1]
 • Total
29,454
 • Density320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Postal codes
2960
NIS code
11009
Area codes03
Websitewww.brecht.be

Brecht (Dutch pronunciation: [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 Sint-Lenaarts [nl]. In 2021, Brecht had a total population of 29,809. The total area is 90.84 km2.[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.

  1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
  2. ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector – Sector 11009". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.