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The start of the 42.195 km is at the Left River Bank (Linkeroever) of Antwerp. After a loop of 8 km the track goes via the Waaslandtunnel (1770 meter), under the Scheldt to the North of Antwerp. Past the antique area, the old law court, the Binnensingel, park Rivierenhof, Antwerp International Airport and the Scheldt the finish is located at ...
The 10-mile run is a long-distance running event over a distance of ten miles (16.1 kilometres). It can be held on a road course or on a running track. Also referred to as a 10-miler or 10 miles run, it is a relatively common distance in countries that use the mile as a unit of measure.
Mile: 3:51.00 Jochem Vermeulen: 20 July 2024 London Athletics Meet: London, United Kingdom [9] 2000 m: 4:52.37 Ruben Verheyden: 8 September 2023 Memorial van Damme: Brussels, Belgium [10] 3000 m: 7:26.62 Mohammed Mourhit: 18 August 2000 Herculis: Fontvieille, Monaco Two miles: 8:14.88 Mohammed Mourhit: 31 May 1997 Fanny Blankers-Koen Games ...
The high-speed network began with the opening of the HSL 1 to France in 1997, and since then high-speed lines have been extended towards Germany with HSL 2 in 2002, HSL 3 from Liège to the German border in 2009, and HSL 4 from Antwerp to the Dutch border in 2009.
The Belgian railway line 25 is a railway line in Belgium connecting Brussels to Antwerp. The section between Brussels and Mechelen was completed on 5 May 1835 and was the first railway in Belgium and the first public passenger steam railway in continental Europe. On 3 May 1836, the second section, between Mechelen and Antwerp, was opened.
The Arrondissement of Antwerp was created in 1800 as the first arrondissement in the Department of Deux-Nèthes (Dutch: Departement Twee Nethen).It originally comprised the cantons of Antwerp, Boom, Berchem, Brecht, Ekeren and Zandhoven.
[10] "Witches stone" on the marketplace. A conspicuous feature of the market square is a headstone (witches-stone, placed in 1974) that marks the spot where Lier's last witchcraft-related execution is traditionally believed to have taken place. [11] In 1860, a skeleton of a mammoth was unearthed at the site of the current city hall buildings. [12]
Because of the specific nature of the reorganization in Antwerp, the law of 30 December 1975 did not enter into force for Antwerp until 1 January 1983. The formerly-independent municipalities were called districts and were given an advisory function. However, on 1 January 2001 they were given an administrative function again.