Bocholt, Limburg Province, Flanders, Belgium
🇧🇪 Bocholt (Bóggetj) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. The total area is 59.34 km² which gives a population density of 208 inhabitants per km².
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.
Europe/Brussels/Limburg_Province
Bocholt has a population of over 13,144 people. Bocholt also forms part of the wider Maaseik Arrondissement which has a population of over 239,842 people. It is also a part of the larger Limburg province. Bocholt is situated near Maaseik.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Bocholt has links with:
🇩🇪 Bocholt, Germany 🇧🇬 Dryanovo, Bulgaria🇰🇿 Nur-Sultan 51.177
🏴 Shepton Mallet 51.19
🇩🇪 Waldeck-Frankenberg 51.191
🇩🇪 Mönchengladbach 51.196
🏴 Royal Tunbridge Wells 51.167
🇳🇬 Benin City 5.628
🇫🇷 Neufchâteau 5.693
Locations Near: Bocholt 5.57919,51.1726
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🇳🇱 Helmond 5.65,51.483 d: 34.9
🇧🇪 Hasselt 5.336,50.927 d: 32.2
🇳🇱 Maastricht 5.699,50.845 d: 37.4
🇳🇱 Roermond 5.999,51.198 d: 29.4
🇳🇱 Meierijstad 5.483,51.583 d: 46.1
Antipodal to: Bocholt -174.421,-51.173
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🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15899.2
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15856.2
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15679.1
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11908.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11830
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11817.5
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11812.4