| 词条 | Hechtel-Eksel |
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|name=Hechtel-Eksel |picture= Stermolen, Eksel met molenhuisje.JPG |picture-legend= |map=Hechtel-EkselLocation.png |map-legend=Location of Hechtel-Eksel in Limburg |arms=Blason ville be Hechtel-Eksel.svg |flag=Hechtel-Eksel vlag.svg |region={{BE-REG-FLE}} |community={{BE-NL}} |province={{BE-PROV-LI}} |arrondissement=Maaseik |nis=72038 |pyramid-date= |0-19= |20-64= |65= |foreigners= |foreigners-date= |mayor=Jan Daelemans (HE) |majority=HE and CD&V |postal-codes=3940-3941 |telephone-area=011 |web=www.hechtel-eksel.be |coordinates = {{coord|51|07|N|05|22|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}} }} Hechtel-Eksel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2018, it had a total population of 12,290. The total area is 76.70 km² which gives a population density of 150 inhabitants per km². The municipality was created in January 1977 as a merger of the two former municipalities Hechtel and Eksel. EventsHechtel was home to the "KBC Night of Athletics", a yearly international athletics meeting. Another yearly event is the International Airshow at Sanicole Airport, taking place in September. Battle of HechtelFor seven days during World War II, from September 6 until September 12, 1944 the town of Hechtel became the front line between German and British troops in what is known as the battle of Hechtel. During the fights 92 British soldiers, 36 civilians and an unknown number of German soldiers (probably between 150-200) got killed, the civilians mostly executed by German troops. The town centre became heavily destroyed. A German Jagdpanther tank, knocked out during the battle of Hechtel by can be seen at the Imperial War Museum Duxford The battle is commemorated every year on the 2nd Sunday of September. ReferencesExternal links
|Centre = Hechtel-Eksel |N = Lommel, Overpelt |E = Peer |SE = Houthalen-Helchteren |SW = Beringen |W = Balen (VAN) Leopoldsburg }}{{Municipalities in Limburg}}{{LimburgBE-geo-stub}} 1 : Municipalities of Limburg (Belgium) |
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