By Air

Airports nearest to Hoogstraten are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

Weelde Mil Airport (distanced approximately 13 km)
Zoersel Mil Airport (distanced approximately 15 km)
Brasschaat - Army Airport (distanced approximately 19 km)
Roosevelt Roads Roosevelt NAS Airport (distanced approximately 22 km)
Gilze Rijen Airport (distanced approximately 22 km)

St. Catherine's Church

St. Catherine's Church in Hoogstraten was built between 1525 and 1550, commissioned by Anthony van Lalaing and Elisabeth of Culemborg, earl and countess of the county Hoogstraten.The church is in late Gothic style in Kempen brick, according to plans by architect Rombout II Keldermans.The church did not suffer from the religious riots in the 16th century, but on 23 October 1944 the tower, just before the liberation, by retreating German troops dynamited.The reconstruction followed in the 50's.End of June 2009 it was discovered that the tower slowly began to sink crooked, away from the nave.This is both inside and outside can be seen through cracks in the wall.There are also regular pieces of sandstone downwards so that the congregation was forced a net tightening.

Hoogstraten Beguine

The convent of Hoogstraten consists of 36 houses, a baroque convent aisled church dedicated to St. John the Evangelist and a barn.The convent was founded around 1380.In the 16th century, the Beguines to multiple fires, including on Maundy Thursday from 1506 when, apart from the church, the entire complex was destroyed.In 1534 the court was surrounded by a stone wall.In the early 17th century there were two nuns.This number rose to 160 by the end of the 17th century.In 1972 left the last beguine, Johanna of the vineyard, the beguine.The Convent House houses the Museum with a permanent collection and changing exhibitions.

Salm-Salm Mill

The Salm-Salm Mill in the Belgian town of Hoogstraten is a decisive time wind corn mill.The land sailor is the second mill on this spot.He was in 1902 founded by Miller From the Mierop after the previous mill, a mill from 1571, on April 5, 1902 omwaaide.The Salm-Salm Mill since January 5, 1973 a protected monument and the surrounding area since August 3, 1981 protected townscape.The mill is running at least once a month.In 2006 the municipality on a building permit for a villa on a portion of the protected premises.

Laer Mill

The Mill is a watermill Laer of the undershot type on the Mark in Molenstraat between Hoogstraten and Minderhout.The first mention of the mill is from 1405, but she is probably older.Formerly it was a double mill, a flour mill later bark mill on the left, and oil mill on the right bank.The oil mill was in 1860 and still put the rest of the mill in 1913 because the owners the right dam had sold.After 1918, the bark mill was demolished and only the remainder of the oil mill and on the lock floor.Since 1995 restoration was championed by vzw De Laer Mill.In 2004 the mill could be operational again.The municipality Hoogstraten bought the mill in 2005 and she gave in lease to the association.Thus does the mill again and is regularly open.Then there are those served fried lard balls in the mill beaten oil.

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