- Hoogstraten
Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Hoogstraten
picture=Kerkhoogstraten.jpg
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arms=Hoogstraten wapen.gif
region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-AN
arrondissement=Turnhout
nis=13014
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20-64=
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mayor=Arnold Van Aperen (KVB)
majority=KVB, HOOP
postal-codes=2320-2323, 2328
telephone-area=03, 014
web= [http://www.hoogstraten.be www.hoogstraten.be]
lat_deg=51 | lat_min=24
lon_deg= 4 | lon_min=46:"For the British businessman see:Nicholas van Hoogstraten ":"For the Dutch painter and author, see:Samuel van Hoogstraten "Hoogstraten is amunicipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Hoogstraten proper and the towns of Meer,Meerle ,Meersel-Dreef ,Minderhout andWortel . (Meersel-Dreef includes the northernmost point in Belgium.) OnJanuary 1 2006 Hoogstraten had a total population of 18,582. The total area is 105.32 km² which gives apopulation density of 176 inhabitants per km². Every second weekend of August a Latin festival called "Antilliaanse feesten" is being held at Hoogstraten. Another cultural highlight mid August is the folkloristic event named "Begijntjes Laat Besluit".The
patron saint of Hoogstraten is St. Catharina.External links
* [http://www.hoogstraten.be Official website]
* [http://www.hoogstraeten.be Local heritage (1)] , contains an Image Bank, several old movies, Audio, old artifacts etc
* [http://www.erfgoedhoogstraten.be Local heritage (2)]
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