Brecht, Belgium
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- For information on the German author and playwright, please see Bertolt Brecht.
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| Geography | ||
| Country | .svg/27px-Flag_of_Belgium_(civil).svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
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| Region |  Flemish Region |
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| Community | Flemish Community |
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| Province |  Antwerp |
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| Arrondissement | Antwerp | |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| Area | 90.84 km² | |
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| Population – Males – Females - Density |
26,464 (January 1, 2006) 49.86% 50.14% 291 inhab./km² |
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| Economy | ||
| Unemployment rate | 6.33% (January 1, 2006) | |
| Mean annual income | 13,565 €/pers. (2003) | |
| Government | ||
| Mayor | Luc Aerts (CD&V N-VA) | |
| Governing parties | CD&V N-VA | |
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| Postal codes | 2960 | |
| Area codes | 03 | |
| Web address | www.brecht.be | |
Brecht 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. On January 1, 2006 Brecht had a total population of 26,464. The total area is 90.84 km² which gives a population density of 291 inhabitants per km².
Brecht is a fast growing municipality in the north of the Antwerp province, near the Dutch border. A new station, Noorderkempen, is planned on the HSL-Zuid high speed rail line from Netherlands to Brussels and Paris.
[edit] Personality
- Leonard Lessius (1554-1623), moral theologian (and pioneer in the field of business ethics) was born in Brecht.
[edit] External links
- (Dutch) Official website
- (Dutch) Tourism in Brecht
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