Brecht, Belgium
Brecht
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Brecht in the province of Antwerp | |
Interactive map of Brecht | |
Brecht Location in Belgium | |
| 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 | Frans Van Looveren (Nu2960) |
| • Governing parties | N-VA, CD&V-CDB |
| Area | |
• Total | 91.46 km2 (35.31 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01) | |
• Total | 29,454 |
| • Density | 322.0/km2 (834.1/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.
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.