Brecht, Belgium

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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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 / 51.350; 4.633Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceAntwerpArrondissementAntwerpGovernment

• MayorSven Deckers (N-VA) • Governing party/iesN-VA, CD&V-CDBArea

• Total91.46 km² (35.31 sq mi)Population

(2020-01-01)^[1]

• Total29,454 • Density320/km² (830/sq mi)Postal codes

2960

NIS code

11009

Area codes03Websitewww.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.

Images

Sint-Michielskerk in Brecht
Nature reserve Groot Schietveld
Windmill in Brecht

Notable people

Jan van der Noot (1539–1595), writer and poet, born in Brecht
Leonard Lessius (1554–1623), moral theologian, born in Brecht
Walter Van Beirendonck (1957–), fashion designer and one of the Antwerp Six
Jean Kockerols (1958–), Roman Catholic bishop

Climate

Climate data for Brecht (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	6.4 (43.5)	7.4 (45.3)	11.1 (52.0)	15.4 (59.7)	18.9 (66.0)	21.6 (70.9)	23.5 (74.3)	23.4 (74.1)	19.9 (67.8)	15.2 (59.4)	10.2 (50.4)	6.8 (44.2)	15.0 (59.0)
Daily mean °C (°F)	3.6 (38.5)	4.1 (39.4)	6.8 (44.2)	10.1 (50.2)	13.9 (57.0)	16.7 (62.1)	18.7 (65.7)	18.3 (64.9)	15.1 (59.2)	11.2 (52.2)	7.1 (44.8)	4.2 (39.6)	10.8 (51.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	0.9 (33.6)	0.7 (33.3)	2.6 (36.7)	4.8 (40.6)	8.8 (47.8)	11.8 (53.2)	13.8 (56.8)	13.3 (55.9)	10.4 (50.7)	7.3 (45.1)	4.0 (39.2)	1.6 (34.9)	6.7 (44.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	81.3 (3.20)	74.0 (2.91)	65.1 (2.56)	48.5 (1.91)	67.0 (2.64)	80.5 (3.17)	87.9 (3.46)	91.1 (3.59)	79.7 (3.14)	79.4 (3.13)	91.1 (3.59)	103.6 (4.08)	949.4 (37.38)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	13.6	12.4	11.2	9.2	10.2	10.5	11.0	11.1	10.6	11.7	14.0	15.2	140.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours	61	78	134	190	219	217	222	208	162	116	67	51	1,725
Source: Royal Meteorological Institute^[3]

References

^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
^ "Bevolking per statistische sector – Sector 11009". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
^ "Luchttemperatuur en neerslag Referentieperiode: 1991–2020" (PDF) (in Dutch). Royal Meteorological Institute. Retrieved July 9, 2022.