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The wall's height in increased from 5 metres (16 ft) to 12 metres (39 ft) its thickness from 1.35 metres (4.4 ft) to 2 metres (6.6 ft) 1109: Antwerp starts making city canals the "ruienstelsel" From the Koolvliet in the north via, Holenrui, Minderbroedersrui to Suikerrui and Botervliet in the south
Events in Antwerp (1 C, 4 P) W. World's fairs in Antwerp (3 P) Pages in category "History of Antwerp" ... Timeline of Antwerp; B. Battle of Ekeren; Battle of Stekene;
[1]: 49 Nero Claudius Drusus, commander in chief of Roman forces in Gallia Belgica, has a series of canals dug in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. [1]: 49 ca. 10 BC: Probable origins of the city of Aarlen. [1]: 50 9 BC: Nero Claudius Drusus dies after falling from his horse. Command of Rome's northern armies passes to Tiberius. [1]: 50 4 BC
Antwerp (/ ˈ æ n t w ɜːr p / ⓘ; Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)] ⓘ; French: Anvers ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third-largest city in Belgium by area at 208.22 km 2 (80.39 sq mi), after Tournai and Couvin.
September 2, 1954 BSP: Lode Craeybeckx Longest-serving mayor of Antwerp: November 24, 1897 January 1, 1947: July 25, 1976: July 25, 1976 BSP: Leo Delwaide (acting) July 27, 1897 July 26, 1976: September 5, 1976: June 13, 1978 CVP: Frans Detiège Former scabin for Social Affairs (1947-1976) December 22, 1909 6 September 1976: 31 December 1976 ...
1 October 1944 Brecht [25] 2 October 1944 Damme: 2-4 October 1944 Schoten: The allies breached the Albert Canal in this area. [25] 3 October 1944 Merksem: When the allies entered Antwerp on 4 September, the inhabitants of this district expected the allies to relieve the German occupation in a matter of hours and plundered the locality.
Het Steen (literally: 'The Stone'). Antwerp was developed as a fortified city, but very little remains of the 10th century enceinte.Only some remains of the first city wall can be seen near the Vleeshuis museum at the corner of Bloedberg and Burchtgracht, and a replica of a burg (castle) named Steen has been partly rebuilt near the Scheldt-quais during the 19th century.
1, 2 and 3 United Kingdom of the Netherlands (until 1830) 1 and 2 Kingdom of the Netherlands (after 1839) 2 Duchy of Limburg (1839–1867) (in the German Confederacy after 1839 as compensation for Waals-Luxemburg) 3 and 4 Kingdom of Belgium (after 1839) 4 and 5 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (borders until 1839)