Brecht | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of 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 | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Antwerp |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sven Deckers (N-VA) |
| • Governing party/ies | N-VA, CD&V-CDB |
| Area | |
| • Total | 91.46 km2 (35.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 29,454 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2960 |
| NIS code | 11009 |
| Area codes | 03 |
| Website | www.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. 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.
- ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
- ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector – Sector 11009". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.