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Hoogstraten

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About Hoogstraten

Hoogstraten sits on the route: 10 minutes from Meer, 39km from Biesbosch National Park.

Hoogstraten is a town located in Flanders, Belgium. With a population of 18,524, it is an important destination in Europe.

On a road trip, Hoogstraten sits in Belgium, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Brussels time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Hoogstraten to your route.

About Hoogstraten

Hoogstraten (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːxstraːtə(n)]) is a municipality and city 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 (originally Hoogstraeten) has a

Read more 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.

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Where is Hoogstraten located?

Hoogstraten is located in Flanders, Belgium, Europe. The coordinates are 51.4003 latitude, 4.7603 longitude.

What is the population of Hoogstraten?

Hoogstraten has a population of approximately 18,524 people, making it a town in Belgium.

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Quick Information

Population
18,524
Continent
Europe
Country
Belgium
Region
Flanders
Timezone
Europe/Brussels
Coordinates
51.4003, 4.7603

Emergency & Services

Essential numbers in Belgium

Police
101
Ambulance
112
Fire
112
All emergencies
112
Driving side
right
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Tags

EuropeBelgiumFlandersTown

Worth the detour from Hoogstraten

8 notable places within an hour's drive.

landmark

Antwerp Zoo

Historic Belgian zoo next to the central train station, one of the oldest in the world, founded in 1843.

31 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Antwerpen-Centraal

A cathedral-like railway station of marble, gilt and glass, repeatedly voted one of the most beautiful in the world.

31 km · about 35 min drive

cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp

Belgium's tallest Gothic building housing masterpieces by Rubens, with a UNESCO-listed 123-metre tower visible across Flanders.

32 km · about 35 min drive

museum

Plantin-Moretus Museum

The world's oldest surviving printing house, run by the Plantin family in Antwerp from 1576 to 1867 and the only museum on the UNESCO World Heritage list: complete with the two oldest printing presses in existence and a Gutenberg Bible.

32 km · about 35 min drive

landmark

Efteling

Enchanting Dutch fairy-tale theme park with immersive storytelling, dark rides, and world-class roller coasters.

34 km · about 40 min drive

national park

Biesbosch National Park

Freshwater tidal wetland of creeks and willow forest between Dordrecht and Werkendam, with visitor centres and car parks.

39 km · about 45 min drive

cathedral

St. Rumbold's Tower

Climb 538 steps up Mechelen's unfinished Gothic tower for a sky-walk panorama reaching as far as Antwerp and Brussels.

46 km · about 55 min drive

cathedral

Sint-Janskathedraal

The Netherlands' finest Gothic cathedral bristles with grotesque flying-buttress carvings in Hieronymus Bosch's home city.

50 km · about 55 min drive

Driving roads near Hoogstraten

  • 60 kmErasmusbrugRotterdam's swan-necked cable-stayed bridge soars over the Maas, a striking modern icon glowing over the river at night.
  • 65 kmWestern Scheldt TunnelAt 6.6 km the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands, diving under the busy Western Scheldt shipping lane to link Zeeland with Zeelandic Flanders since 2003.
  • 67 kmZeeland BridgeElegant 5 km bridge over the Oosterschelde estuary, the longest in the Netherlands when opened in 1965. Its endless procession of arches makes one of the country's most photogenic drives.
  • 70 kmWesterscheldetunnelTolled 6.6-kilometre road tunnel under the Western Scheldt linking Zeelandic Flanders to Zuid-Beveland, replacing two ferries.
  • 74 kmBrouwersdamDelta Works dam carrying the N57 between two Zeeland islands, with the North Sea on one side, the Grevelingen lagoon on the other, and kitesurfers filling the sky.
  • 78 kmOosterscheldekeringThe colossal storm-surge barrier crossing the Oosterschelde, the showpiece of Holland's Delta Works flood defences.

Driving in Belgium

Drives on
the right
Petrol
~€1.74/litre
Motorway tolls
None

When to drive here

April to October

Nearby Destinations

Other places to explore near Hoogstraten.

Minderhout

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 4,264

Wortel

🇧🇪 Belgium

2 km awayPop. 1,832

Meer

🇧🇪 Belgium

5 km awayPop. 3,512

Rijkevorsel

🇧🇪 Belgium

6 km awayPop. 10,606

Sint-Lenaarts

🇧🇪 Belgium

8 km awayPop. 6,685

Loenhout

🇧🇪 Belgium

8 km awayPop. 4,302

Meerle

🇧🇪 Belgium

9 km awayPop. 3,627

Merksplas

🇧🇪 Belgium

9 km awayPop. 7,963

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