- For information on the German author and playwright, please see Bertolt Brecht.
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  Brecht, Belgium
Location in Belgium
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| Sovereign state |  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 | 51°21′0″N 04°38′0″E / 51.35°N 4.633333°ECoordinates: 51°21′0″N 04°38′0″E / 51.35°N 4.633333°E | ||
| Area | 90.84 km² | ||
| Population – Males – Females – Density |
26,464 (2006-01-01) 49.86% 50.14% 291 inhab./km² |
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| Unemployment rate | 6.33% (1 January 2006) | ||
| Mean annual income | €13,565/pers. (2003) | ||
| Mayor | Luc Aerts (CD&V N-VA) | ||
| Governing parties | CD&V N-VA | ||
| Postal codes | 2960 | ||
| Area codes | 03 | ||
| Website | 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. Noorderkempen, a railway station on the HSL 4, opened on 15 June 2009.
Personality
- Leonard Lessius (1554-1623), moral theologian (and pioneer in the field of business ethics) was born in Brecht.
See also
External links
- (Dutch) Official website
- (Dutch) Tourism in Brecht
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