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Antwerp's City Hall, c. 1609–1706 In the 16th century, Antwerp became one of the busiest trading ports and most prosperous cities in Northern Europe.The municipal authorities wished to replace the city's small medieval City Hall with a more imposing structure befitting the prosperity of the great port city.
Berendrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːrə(n)drɛxt] ⓘ), Zandvliet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɑntflit]) and Lillo (Dutch pronunciation:) are three towns along the seaport docks north of the old city of Antwerp in Flanders, Belgium.
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.
Bachir Boumaaza (born 1980), known by his pseudonym Athene, gaming social activist and internet personality; Guillaume Geefs (1805–1883), sculptor; Floris Jespers (1889–1965), painter
Berendrecht (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːrə(n)drɛxt] ⓘ) is a neighbourhood and former village in Antwerp province in Belgium.Its name means "dike of the bear", according to the area's dialect, or "dike of a man called Bear", or "passage by the marsh".
The central focus of the MAS is Antwerp and its connection to the world. The MAS collection ranges from maritime objects which document international trade and shipping, to the history, art and culture of the port city of Antwerp and to art and culture from Europe, Africa, America, Asia and Oceania. [2]
The Arrondissement of Antwerp (Dutch: Arrondissement Antwerpen; French: Arrondissement d'Anvers) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in Antwerp Province, Belgium. [1] It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Antwerp coincides with that of the Administrative ...
Ekeren (Dutch pronunciation: ['eːkərə(n)] ⓘ) is a northern district of the municipality of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium.The suburb celebrated its 850th birthday in 2005; the name of the town was first mentioned in 1155, as "Hecerna".