Hoogstraten

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Hoogstraten

Total population

21,424

Elevation24 m

Land area105.39 km²

Coordinates51.40°, 4.76°

Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hoogstraten is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Hoogstraten, Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Johannes Stadius

astronomer, astrologer, mathematician

Joseph Van Staeyen

Belgian bicycle racer (1919–1991)

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Albert Ribbens

Belgian politician (1916–2009)

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Jos Ansoms

Belgian politician

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Jozef Abelshausen

Belgian road bicycle racer (1949–2017)

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Alfons Hermans

Belgian road bicycle racer (1937–2021)

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Petrus Liénard

Belgian politician (1862-1951)

Marten Van Riel

Belgian triathlete

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Gabriël Van Roey

politician

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Floris van der Mueren

Van der Mueren, Floris (1890–1966)

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Victor Heylen

Heylen, Victor L., 1906- (1906–1981)

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Nand Monchy

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Jozef De Clerck

Missionary from Belgium

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Leen Huet

Belgian writer (b. 1966)

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Jef Martens

Belgian sculptor

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W. Vorsselmans

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Antwerp

• Minderhout
  1.1 mi away
• Wortel
  1.5 mi away · pop. 1,721
• Meer
  3.3 mi away · pop. 3,300
• Rijkevorsel
  3.5 mi away · pop. 12,040
• Sint-Jozef-Rijkevorsel
  5.1 mi away
• Loenhout
  5.1 mi away · pop. 3,770
• Sint-Lenaarts
  5.2 mi away · pop. 6,597
• Merksplas
  5.3 mi away · pop. 8,321
• Meerle
  5.4 mi away · pop. 3,836
• Zondereigen
  5.6 mi away
• Den Hout
  6.3 mi away
• Brecht
  6.4 mi away · pop. 27,169

Browse all places in Antwerp →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Gallery

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