Hoogstraten (Belgium)

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Hoogstraten
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Hoogstraten (Antwerp)
Hoogstraten
Hoogstraten
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Antwerp
District : Turnhout
Coordinates : 51 ° 24 '  N , 4 ° 46'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 24 '  N , 4 ° 46'  E
Area : 105.32 km²
Residents: 21,355 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density: 203 inhabitants per km²
Height: 16  m
Post Code: 2320-2323 and 2328
Prefix: 03, 014
Mayor: Tinne Rombouts ( CD&V )

Local government address : 		Vrijheid 149
2320 Hoogstraten
Website: www.hoogstraten.be
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Hoogstraten is the northernmost municipality in Belgium . It is located in the Flanders region, has 21,355 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and has city rights. The districts of Hoogstraten , Meer , Meerle , Minderhout and Wortel belong to the city .

location

Hoogstraten is located in the north of Belgium and borders directly on the Netherlands on three sides . The northernmost point of Belgium is in the small town of Dreef . Turnhout is 15 kilometers (km) south-east, the Dutch city of Breda 20 km north, Antwerp 30 km south-west and Brussels approx. 67 km south-south-west.

Infrastructure

The nearest motorway exits are at Loenhout and Meer on the Belgian A1 / E 19 motorway , which connects Antwerp with the Dutch cities of Breda and Rotterdam . The nearest regional train stations are in
Turnhout and Kalmthout . The Antwerp International Airport and the airports of Rotterdam and Eindhoven are the next regional airports and the airport Brussels National near the capital Brussels is an airport of international importance.

In the Hoogstraten beguinage

Attractions

  • The late Gothic Sint-Catharinakerk (Saint Catherine's Church) from the 14th century has one of the highest church towers in Belgium with its almost 105 meter high tower .
  • The beguinage was built around 1380 and consists of 36 houses and a baroque church. Since 1998 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage “Flemish Beguinages”.

  • Hoogstraten 2016 - Sankt-Katharinenkirche 01

  • Hoogstraten 2016 - Sankt-Katharinenkirche 02

  • Hoogstraten 2016 - Sankt-Katharinenkirche 03

  • Hoogstraten 2016 - Sankt-Katharinenkirche 04

  • Hoogstraten 2016 - Sankt-Katharinenkirche 05

Events

  • Every second weekend in August, the Antilliaanse Feesten , an Afro-Caribbean open-air festival, takes place not far from Hoogstraten .

sons and daughters of the town

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Antilliaanse Feesten Festival

Web links

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