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(Redirected from Kaulille) Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
Bocholt
Municipality
Bridge and lock on the Zuid-Willemsvaart in Lozen, Bocholt.Bridge and lock on the Zuid-Willemsvaart in Lozen, Bocholt.
Flag of BocholtFlagCoat of arms of BocholtCoat of arms
Location of Bocholt
Bocholt is located in BelgiumBocholtBocholtLocation in Belgium Location of Bocholt in Limburg
Coordinates: 51°10′N 05°35′E / 51.167°N 5.583°E / 51.167; 5.583
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceLimburg
ArrondissementMaaseik
Government
 • MayorStijn Van Baelen (VIA)
 • Governing party/iesVIA (CD&V), Nieuwe Unie
Area
 • Total59.29 km (22.89 sq mi)
Population
 • Total13,085
 • Density220/km (570/sq mi)
Postal codes3950
NIS code72003
Area codes089
Websitewww.bocholt.be

Bocholt (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔxɔlt] ; Limburgish: Bóggetj [ˈboɣətʃ]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2021, Bocholt had a total population of 13,144. The total area is 59.34 km which gives a population density of 208 inhabitants per km.

Besides the historical Bocholt centre, it also includes the parishes of Kaulille, Reppel and Lozen.

The Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland of the Trappistins is located in Bocholt. Martens brewery, established in 1758, has the second highest production capacity in Belgium at 360 million litres per year.

The town is home to Achilles Bocholt handball club.

Also, the town is known for its historical event in 1910, when the church tower was lifted off its fundaments and moved 9,40 metres, in order to enlarge the church itself, because of it becoming too small to take in the crowd. Italian Alberto Morglia and American engineer Henry Weiss lead the project between April and September 1910.

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "ODIS". www.odis.be. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  3. "ODIS". www.odis.be. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  4. "Martens brewery". www.martens.be. Retrieved 2021-01-22.

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Places adjacent to Bocholt, Belgium
Neerpelt Hamont-Achel, Cranendonck (NL-NB) Weert (NL-LI)
Bocholt Kinrooi
Peer Meeuwen-Gruitrode Bree
Municipalities in the province of Limburg, Flanders, Belgium
Hasselt
Maaseik
Tongeren


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