Bocholt (Belgium)

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Bocholt
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Bocholt (Limburg)
Bocholt
Bocholt
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Limburg
District : Maaseik
Coordinates : 51 ° 10 ′  N , 5 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 10 ′  N , 5 ° 35 ′  E
Area : 59.34 km²
Residents: 13,110 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 221 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 3950
Prefix: 089
Mayor: Jos Claessens (Nieuwe Unie)

Local government address : 		Dorpsstraat 16
3950 Bocholt
Website: www.bocholt.be
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Bocholt ( Limburgish : Bógget) is a rural municipality in the province of Limburg , Flanders region in Belgium . It has 13,110 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). The former municipality of Kaulille has also belonged to Bocholt since 1977.

Another village center is Reppel, where St. Willibrord is said to have built a church in the 7th century. The church was under the control of the monastery in Echternach until the end of the 18th century .

Economy and Transport

Bocholt is known in Germany for the Martens brewery , which produces the Karlskrone beer brand for Aldi , among others .

The confluence of the Kempen Canal and the Zuid-Willemsvaart is located in the municipality .

Town twinning

Attractions

Important buildings in Bocholt (Belgium)

  • St. Laurentius Church was extended in 1910 by moving the tower a few meters. Since then, the Bocholters have been nicknamed Torenkruiers : Tower sliders
  • St. Willibrordus Church
  • Kaulille windmill
  • Reppel watermill, first mentioned in 856

Web links

Commons : Bocholt  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Bocholt in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

photos

  • Bocholt, Church de Sint Laurentius

  • Kaulille, the water tower