Béguinage of Hoogstraten
Béguinage of Hoogstraten is a protected area in Hoogstraten, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Flanders. Béguinage of Hoogstraten is situated nearby to the church Sint-Jan Evangelist en Heilige Beggakerk, as well as near the grassland Koolerf.Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Protected area
- Description: béguinage in Hoogstraten, Belgium
- Address: Hoogstraten, Antwerpen 2320
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Catherine’s Church and Salm-Salm Molen.
St. Catherine’s Church
Church
St. Catherine's Church in Hoogstraten, Belgium, was built between 1525 and 1550 by order of Antoon van Lalaing and Elisabeth van Culemborg, Count and Countess of the County of Hoogstraten. St. Catherine’s Church is situated 290 metres southwest of Béguinage of Hoogstraten.
Salm-Salm Molen
Windmill
Photo: ReneeWrites, CC BY 4.0.
Salm-Salm Molen is a windmill, which is situated 740 metres north of Béguinage of Hoogstraten.
Laermolen
Watermill
Photo: GVR, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Laermolen is a watermill, which is situated 1 km northeast of Béguinage of Hoogstraten.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Minderhout and Wortel.
Minderhout
Village
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
Village
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.
Meer
Village
Meer is a village in the Belgian municipality of Hoogstraten in the province of Antwerp. As of 2021, it has 3,542 inhabitants. Meer is situated 5 km north of Béguinage of Hoogstraten.
Béguinage of Hoogstraten
- Category: beguinage
- Location: Hoogstraten, Arrondissement of Turnhout, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.40324° or 51° 24′ 12″ northLongitude
4.76372° or 4° 45′ 49″ eastOpen location code
9F36CQ37+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 957860624Wikidata ID
Q1049579
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Béguinage of Hoogstraten” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Begijnhof Hoogstraten”
- Chinese: “貝居安會院”
- Chinese: “贝居安会院”
- Dutch: “Begijnhof Hoogstraten”
- Dutch: “Begijnhof van Hoogstraten”
- Dutch: “Begijnhof”
- French: “Béguinage de Hoogstraten”
- German: “Beginenhof Hoogstraten”
- German: “Beginenhof von Hoogstraten”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Beginerhusene i Hoogstraten”
- Norwegian: “Beginerhusene i Hoogstraten”
- Russian: “Бегинаж в Хогстратене”
- Swedish: “Beginergården i Hoogstraten”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sint-Jan Evangelist en Heilige Beggakerk and Koolerf.
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