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Hoogstraten

April 02, 2023

For people with this surname, see Hoogstraten (surname).

Hoogstraten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːxstraːtə(n)]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Hoogstraten, Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel (Meersel-Dreef includes the northernmost point in Belgium).

Hoogstraten
Municipality
St Catharina Church in Hoogstraten
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Hoogstraten
Hoogstraten
Location in Belgium
Location of Hoogstraten in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°24′N 4°46′E / 51.400°N 4.767°E / 51.400; 4.767Coordinates: 51°24′N 4°46′E / 51.400°N 4.767°E / 51.400; 4.767
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceAntwerp
ArrondissementTurnhout
Government
 • MayorMarc Van Aperen (Hoogstraten Leeft)
 • Governing party/iesHoogstraten Leeft, NVA
Area
 • Total105.39 km2 (40.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)[1]
 • Total21,424
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Postal codes
2320–2323, 2328
Area codes03, 014
Websitewww.hoogstraten.be

Hoogstraten (originally Hoogstraeten) has a population of over 20,000, and lies in Flanders at the northern border of Belgium within an enclave surrounded on three sides by the Netherlands. Today, about 15% percent of the population consists of Dutch people. The town is named after the hoge straat or "high road" – a military highway that linked the old towns of Antwerp and 's-Hertogenbosch. In the town's early days, little trade existed. Villages and towns produced just enough for their own support, with little or no surplus to be 'sold' to other areas. Thus, most travelers along this high road were soldiers and armies.

Today Hoogstraten is internationally known for its strawberries. Veiling Hoogstraten (auction) is one of the largest of the Benelux. Every year more than 30,000 tonnes of strawberries are traded there. However its main agricultural crop is the tomato.

History

Medieval period

Originally Hoogstraten probably existed as a small group of thatched cottages, with perhaps one which served as an inn. Passing travellers would pay for a meal of bread and stew and the opportunity to lie on a straw pallet in an upper room for the night while their horse was tended in a stable attached to the cottage. Apart from the innkeeper who probably also sold beer, most of the men in Hoogstraten laboured for the principal landowner while their wives tended to the family. There was no natural lake or hill around which the cottages might have been grouped so the town's focus was the main street, the "Vrijheid". There was a small river, the Mark, but given the tendency for rivers to overflow in this flat land, townspeople were wise to avoid building too close to it.

The town was chartered in 1210, when it was granted the title of 'free town'. This effectively gave it a charter with certain privileges: perhaps exemption from some taxes or exemption from ecclesiastical territorial sovereignty. Both helped the growth of a town.

A watermill ('het Laermolen') was built outside town on the River Mark. It was already an old mill when it was first mentioned in 1391. In 1380 a Beguinage was established to house good but poor old women.

Early-modern period

 
Hoogstraten in 1564 by an anonymous painter
 
Antoine II de Lalaing, comte d'Hoogstraten, windows inside St-Catherine's Church of Hoogstraten.

A very large brick church was built in 1524, and a matching town hall next door was built in 1530 before the church was completed in 1546.

By 1564, a drawing shows the town still consisted of houses on both sides of the wide unpaved Vrijheid. The number of houses had grown to more than a hundred fine upstanding wooden buildings some three stories high. The church, St. Catherine's Church, formed the centre of the town. Behind the church on a slight hill a bit more than a kilometer away stood the castle of the Count.

Under the ownership of Count Antoon de Lalaing (1480–1540) and his wife, Countess Elisabeth van Culemborg (1475–1555), the 'Land van Hoogstraten' became a county, a title bestowed by Margaretha of Austria. The 'county' encompassed the whole the Count's land in which several villages existed. It is now marked by the boundaries of his property, one of three bulges of northern Belgium each of which are almost surrounded by The Netherlands.

Between 1 September 1602 – 18 May 1604 the Mutiny of Hoogstraten took place - the longest mutiny by soldiers of the Spanish Army of Flanders during the Eighty Years' War.

While Hoogstraten lies within modern Belgian Flanders, prior to 1794 the town was in the Duchy of Brabant since old Flanders reached no further North West than Antwerp.

Hoogstraten remained in the hands of the Lalaing-Culemborg family until 1709 after which the town was transferred to the Salm-Salm family. In 1740 Hoogstraten was elevated to a Duchy by Emperor Charles VI, but barely half a century later, during French rule, it lost its titles of 'town' and 'duchy.' The status of a town often depended on whether the townspeople were considered supporters or not, so one might infer that the area was seen to have anti-French feeling.

Contemporary period

Over two hundred years later, in 1977, Hoogstraten was combined, as it had been in the past, with a mixture of dependent municipalities: the villages of Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel, which clustered around its edges, none of these villages was more than 15 kilometers from each other. Since 1985 Hoogstraten has once more been entitled to call itself a 'stad' – a town. Klein - Seminarie (Hoogstraten)

Postal history

The HOOGSTRAETEN post-office opened on 1 February 1845. It used a Distribution postal code 26 (before 1864), and 182 with points before 1874.[2] MEERLE opened on 18 July 1902.

Postal codes since 1969:[3] - 2320 Hoogstraten - 2321 Meer - 2322 Minderhout - 2323 Wortel - 2328 Meerle.

Sports

The Vlaamse Aardbeiencross is a February cyclo-cross race held in Hoogstraten, Belgium, which is part of the Superprestige.

Gallery

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    Castle of Hoogstraten in 1603

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    The Béguinage

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    The Salm-Salm Molen

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    Remnant of a former watermill

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    Typical single-storey village house

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    House in Hoogstraten

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    View on St-Catherine's Belltower

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    View on the Town hall

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    View on St-Catherine's Tower

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    View on St-Catherine's Tower

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    Church of Saint Catherine, aerial view

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    The Vrijheid

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    Entrance of "The Golden Fleece"

Notable inhabitants

Born in Hoogstraten

Lived in Hoogstraten

References

  1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
  2. ^ Catalogue Spécialisé des Oblitérations Belges, 1849-1910, Nationale en Internationale Postzegelmanifestaties Antwerpen (NIPA), Antwerp, 1999.
  3. ^ Liste des Numéros Postaux, Administration des Postes, Bruxelles 1969.

External links

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hoogstraten.
  • (in Dutch) Official website
  • (in English) Local Heritage (1) a colourful history of St Catherine's church in English
  • (in Dutch) Local heritage (2), contains an Image Bank, several old movies, Audio, old artifacts etc
  • (in Dutch) Local heritage (3)

April 02, 2023
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For people with this surname see Hoogstraten surname Hoogstraten Dutch pronunciation ˈɦoːxstraːte n is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp The municipality comprises Hoogstraten Meer Meerle Meersel Dreef Minderhout and Wortel Meersel Dreef includes the northernmost point in Belgium HoogstratenMunicipalitySt Catharina Church in HoogstratenFlagCoat of armsLocation of HoogstratenHoogstratenLocation in Belgium Location of Hoogstraten in the province of AntwerpCoordinates 51 24 N 4 46 E 51 400 N 4 767 E 51 400 4 767 Coordinates 51 24 N 4 46 E 51 400 N 4 767 E 51 400 4 767Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceAntwerpArrondissementTurnhoutGovernment MayorMarc Van Aperen Hoogstraten Leeft Governing party iesHoogstraten Leeft NVAArea Total105 39 km2 40 69 sq mi Population 2020 01 01 1 Total21 424 Density200 km2 530 sq mi Postal codes2320 2323 2328Area codes03 014Websitewww hoogstraten beHoogstraten originally Hoogstraeten has a population of over 20 000 and lies in Flanders at the northern border of Belgium within an enclave surrounded on three sides by the Netherlands Today about 15 percent of the population consists of Dutch people The town is named after the hoge straat or high road a military highway that linked the old towns of Antwerp and s Hertogenbosch In the town s early days little trade existed Villages and towns produced just enough for their own support with little or no surplus to be sold to other areas Thus most travelers along this high road were soldiers and armies Today Hoogstraten is internationally known for its strawberries Veiling Hoogstraten auction is one of the largest of the Benelux Every year more than 30 000 tonnes of strawberries are traded there However its main agricultural crop is the tomato Contents 1 History 1 1 Medieval period 1 2 Early modern period 1 3 Contemporary period 1 4 Postal history 2 Sports 3 Gallery 4 Notable inhabitants 4 1 Born in Hoogstraten 4 2 Lived in Hoogstraten 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditMedieval period Edit Originally Hoogstraten probably existed as a small group of thatched cottages with perhaps one which served as an inn Passing travellers would pay for a meal of bread and stew and the opportunity to lie on a straw pallet in an upper room for the night while their horse was tended in a stable attached to the cottage Apart from the innkeeper who probably also sold beer most of the men in Hoogstraten laboured for the principal landowner while their wives tended to the family There was no natural lake or hill around which the cottages might have been grouped so the town s focus was the main street the Vrijheid There was a small river the Mark but given the tendency for rivers to overflow in this flat land townspeople were wise to avoid building too close to it The town was chartered in 1210 when it was granted the title of free town This effectively gave it a charter with certain privileges perhaps exemption from some taxes or exemption from ecclesiastical territorial sovereignty Both helped the growth of a town A watermill het Laermolen was built outside town on the River Mark It was already an old mill when it was first mentioned in 1391 In 1380 a Beguinage was established to house good but poor old women Early modern period Edit Hoogstraten in 1564 by an anonymous painter Antoine II de Lalaing comte d Hoogstraten windows inside St Catherine s Church of Hoogstraten A very large brick church was built in 1524 and a matching town hall next door was built in 1530 before the church was completed in 1546 By 1564 a drawing shows the town still consisted of houses on both sides of the wide unpaved Vrijheid The number of houses had grown to more than a hundred fine upstanding wooden buildings some three stories high The church St Catherine s Church formed the centre of the town Behind the church on a slight hill a bit more than a kilometer away stood the castle of the Count Under the ownership of Count Antoon de Lalaing 1480 1540 and his wife Countess Elisabeth van Culemborg 1475 1555 the Land van Hoogstraten became a county a title bestowed by Margaretha of Austria The county encompassed the whole the Count s land in which several villages existed It is now marked by the boundaries of his property one of three bulges of northern Belgium each of which are almost surrounded by The Netherlands Between 1 September 1602 18 May 1604 the Mutiny of Hoogstraten took place the longest mutiny by soldiers of the Spanish Army of Flanders during the Eighty Years War While Hoogstraten lies within modern Belgian Flanders prior to 1794 the town was in the Duchy of Brabant since old Flanders reached no further North West than Antwerp Hoogstraten remained in the hands of the Lalaing Culemborg family until 1709 after which the town was transferred to the Salm Salm family In 1740 Hoogstraten was elevated to a Duchy by Emperor Charles VI but barely half a century later during French rule it lost its titles of town and duchy The status of a town often depended on whether the townspeople were considered supporters or not so one might infer that the area was seen to have anti French feeling Contemporary period Edit Over two hundred years later in 1977 Hoogstraten was combined as it had been in the past with a mixture of dependent municipalities the villages of Meer Meerle Meersel Dreef Minderhout and Wortel which clustered around its edges none of these villages was more than 15 kilometers from each other Since 1985 Hoogstraten has once more been entitled to call itself a stad a town Klein Seminarie Hoogstraten Postal history Edit The HOOGSTRAETEN post office opened on 1 February 1845 It used a Distribution postal code 26 before 1864 and 182 with points before 1874 2 MEERLE opened on 18 July 1902 Postal codes since 1969 3 2320 Hoogstraten 2321 Meer 2322 Minderhout 2323 Wortel 2328 Meerle Sports EditThe Vlaamse Aardbeiencross is a February cyclo cross race held in Hoogstraten Belgium which is part of the Superprestige Gallery Edit Castle of Hoogstraten in 1603 The Beguinage The Salm Salm Molen Remnant of a former watermill Typical single storey village house House in Hoogstraten View on St Catherine s Belltower View on the Town hall View on St Catherine s Tower View on St Catherine s Tower Church of Saint Catherine aerial view The Vrijheid Entrance of The Golden Fleece Notable inhabitants EditBorn in Hoogstraten Edit Fons Bastijns footballer 1947 2008 Auguste Baudin admiral 1800 1877 Karin Donckers equestrian born 1971 Michiel Hillen van Hoochstraten printer and publisher c 1476 1558 Maurits Van Hoeck poet writer composer translator and critic 1890 1950 Jacob van Hoogstraaten theologian controversialist c 1460 1527 Lodewijk de Koninck writer 1838 1924 George de Lalaing Count of Rennenberg stadtholder c 1550 1581 Pieter Faes painter 1750 1814 Jan Huet stained glass artist 1903 1976 Jef Martens Basto DJ born 1975 Ludo Peeters road bicycle racer born 1953 Bart De Roover footballer born 1967 Gustaaf Segers writer 1848 1930 Gert Verheyen footballer born 1970 Jan Verheyen footballer born 1944 Lived in Hoogstraten Edit Pieter Coecke van Aelst painter 1502 1550 Erik Dekker road racing cyclist born 1970 Master of Hoogstraeten painter c 1475 c 1530 Rombout II Keldermans architect 1460 1531 Servais Knaven road bicycle racer born 1971 Jean Mone sculptor 1500 1548 Zefa Raeymaekers journalist and politician 1922 2017 Jacob van Reesbroeck painter 1620 1704 Charles van Rysselberghe architect 1850 1920 Pieter Scheemaeckers sculptor 1640 1714 Igor Sijsling tennis player born 1970 Domien de Waghemakere architect 1531 References Edit Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020 Statbel Catalogue Specialise des Obliterations Belges 1849 1910 Nationale en Internationale Postzegelmanifestaties Antwerpen NIPA Antwerp 1999 Liste des Numeros Postaux Administration des Postes Bruxelles 1969 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hoogstraten in Dutch Official website in English Local Heritage 1 a colourful history of St Catherine s church in English in Dutch Local heritage 2 contains an Image Bank several old movies Audio old artifacts etc in Dutch Local heritage 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hoogstraten amp oldid 1147192590, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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