Brecht, Belgium
Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
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Location of Brecht
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Brecht
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Location of Brecht in the province of Antwerp
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(2020-01-01)[1]
2960
11009
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) | |||||||||||||
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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] |
See also
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.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Brecht, Belgium.
- (in Dutch) Official website
- (in Dutch) Tourism in Brecht
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