🇧🇪 Hamont-Achel (Haëmet-Achel) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. It was founded in 1977 by a fusion of the city Hamont and the village Achel. The total area is 43.66 km² which gives a population density of 315 inhabitants per km². The municipality houses the Trappist Abbey of Achel, part of which is Brouwerij de Achelse Kluis, one of the 11 Trappist breweries.
1Languages • Dutch in Hamont-Achel is often spoken with a distinctive Limburgish accent, which should not be confused with the Limburgish language. • Limburgish (or Limburgian) is the overlapping term of the tonal dialects spoken in the Belgian and Dutch provinces of Limburg. The Hamont-Achel dialect is only one of many variants of Limburgish.
1Hamont-Achel has a population of over 14,294 people. Hamont-Achel 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. Hamont-Achel is situated near Maaseik.
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Hamont-Achel has links with:
🇩🇪 Strausberg, Germany🏴 Basingstoke 51.262
🇵🇱 Bolesławiec 51.263
🇩🇪 Lüdenscheid 51.232
🇳🇬 Benin City 5.628
🇫🇷 Lons-le-Saunier 5.539
🇳🇱 Meierijstad 5.483
🇫🇷 Aix-en-Provence 5.446
🇫🇷 La Tour-du-Pin 5.445
Locations Near: Hamont-Achel 5.55,51.25
🇳🇱 Eindhoven 5.48,51.435 d: 21.1
🇳🇱 Helmond 5.65,51.483 d: 26.9
🇳🇱 Meierijstad 5.483,51.583 d: 37.3
🇧🇪 Hasselt 5.336,50.927 d: 38.9
🇳🇱 Maastricht 5.699,50.845 d: 46.3
Antipodal to: Hamont-Achel -174.45,-51.25
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16665.9
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 15890.4
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 15847.5
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 15671.2
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 11899.8
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 11821.2
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 11808.7
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 11803.5