Minderhout is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten in the province of Antwerp close to the border with the Netherlands. As of 2021, it has about 4,420 inhabitants.

Wortel is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten. As of 2021, it has 1,844 inhabitants. The toponym means carrot or root in Dutch. Wortel was established in the early 19th century by the Society of Benevolence as a farming colony for the able-bodied working poor. Wortel is situated 5 km southeast of Beek.

Beek

Type: Locality
Location: Hoogstraten, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.43619° or 51° 26′ 10″ north

Longitude

4.74978° or 4° 44′ 59″ east

Elevation

14 metres (46 feet)

Open location code

9F36CPPX+FW

GeoNames ID

2802466

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