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Het Steen. Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports. The surviving structure was built between 1200 and 1225 as a gateway to a larger castle of the Dukes of Brabant which was demolished in the 19th century. As the first stone fortification (city wall) of Antwerp, Het Steen is ...
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.
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 204.51 km 2 (78.96 sq mi) after Tournai and Couvin.
Fort Breendonk (Dutch: Fort van Breendonk, French: Fort de Breendonk) is a former military installation at Breendonk, near Mechelen, Belgium, which served as a Nazi prison camp (Auffanglager) during the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. Originally constructed between 1906 and 1913 as part of the second ring of the National ...
The Great Spa Towns of Europe comprises 11 spa towns in seven European countries where mineral waters were used for healing and therapeutic purposes before the development of industrial medication in the 19th century. The town of Spa is listed in Belgium. [22] Colonies of Benevolence* Wortel, Antwerp: 2021 1555; ii, iv (cultural)
A yellow flag with a black lion in the center. 900–1477 [2] Flag of the County of Hainaut: A yellow quartered banner with black and red lions. 1183–1794 [2] Flag of the Duchy of Brabant: A golden lion on a black field. 1482–1714 [2] Flag of Spanish Netherlands: A white flag with the cross of Burgundy. 1713–1740 [2] Flag of the Archduchy ...
1576 – 4 November: during the Sack of Antwerp, John III van de Werve, Lord of Hovorst gets killed by the Spanish forces. [12] 1577 – Antwerp Citadel partially dismantled. 1579. City joins Union of Utrecht. Hall of the Coopers built. [12] 1583 – 17 January: François, Duke of Anjou tries to take city. 1584 – July: Siege of Antwerp begins.
Antwerp Province (Dutch: Provincie Antwerpen [proːˈvɪnsi ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)], French: Province d'Anvers, German: Provinz Antwerpen), between 1815 and 1830 known as Central Brabant (Dutch: Midden-Brabant [ˌmɪdə(m)ˈbraːbɑnt], French: Brabant-Central, German: Mittel-Brabant), is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium.