Editing Bocholt, Belgium

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Bocholt
|picture          = 20140725 Sluis 18 Zuid-Willemsvaart.jpg
|picture-legend   = Bridge and lock on the [[Zuid-Willemsvaart]] in Lozen, Bocholt.
|map              = Bocholt Limburg Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Bocholt in Limburg
|arms             = Bocholt (B) wapen.svg
|flag             = Flag of Bocholt, Belgium.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-LI}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Maaseik|Maaseik]]
|nis              = 72003
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor            = Stijn Van Baelen (VIA)
|majority         = VIA ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]), Nieuwe Unie
|postal-codes     = 3950
|telephone-area   = 089
|web              = [http://www.bocholt.be/ www.bocholt.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|51|10|N|05|35|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Bocholt''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɔxɔlt|-|Nl-Bocholt.ogg}}; {{langx|li|Bóggetj}} {{IPA|li|ˈboɣətʃ|}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]]. On 1 January 2021, Bocholt had a total population of 13,144. The total area is 59.34&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 208 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ODIS|url=https://www.odis.be/hercules/toonPers.php?taalcode=nl&id=8556|access-date=2021-01-22|website=www.odis.be}}</ref>

Besides the historical Bocholt centre, it also includes the parishes of Kaulille, Reppel and Lozen.<ref>{{Cite web|title=ODIS|url=https://www.odis.be/hercules/toonPers.php?taalcode=nl&id=8556|access-date=2021-01-22|website=www.odis.be}}</ref>

The [[Priory of Our Lady of Klaarland]] of the [[Trappist]]ins is located in Bocholt. Martens brewery, established in 1758, has the second highest production capacity in Belgium at 360 million litres per year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Martens brewery|url=https://www.martens.be/|access-date=2021-01-22|website=www.martens.be|language=en}}</ref>

The town is home to [[HC Achilles Bocholt|Achilles Bocholt]] [[Team Handball|handball]] club.

Also, the town is known for its historical event in 1910, when the church tower was lifted off its fundaments and moved 9,40 metres, in order to enlarge the church itself, because of it becoming too small to take in the crowd. Italian [[Alberto Morglia]] and American engineer [[Henry Weiss]] lead the project between April and September 1910.

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.bocholt.be Official website] - Available only in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Bocholt
|N  = [[Hamont-Achel]], [[Cranendonck]] ([[Netherlands|NL]]-[[North Brabant|NB]])
|NE = [[Weert]] ([[Netherlands|NL]]-[[Limburg (Netherlands)|LI]])
|E  = [[Kinrooi]]
|SE = [[Bree, Belgium|Bree]]
|S  = [[Oudsbergen]]
|SW = [[Peer, Belgium|Peer]]
|W  = [[Pelt (municipality)|Pelt]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Limburg}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)]]
[[Category:Bocholt, Belgium| ]]


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