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The Port of Antwerp [3] is the port of the city of Antwerp, Belgium. It is located in Flanders, mainly in the province of Antwerp, but also partially in East Flanders. It is a seaport in the heart of Europe accessible to capesize ships. It is Europe's second-largest seaport, after that of Rotterdam.
The port of Ghent, in the north of the city, is the third-largest port of Belgium. It is accessed by the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal, which ends near the Dutch port of Terneuzen on the Western Scheldt. The port houses, among others, large companies like ArcelorMittal, Volvo Cars, Volvo Trucks, Volvo Parts, Honda, Yamaha Motor and Stora Enso.
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As part of the city of Ostend the port was founded in 1584 when the sand dunes were pushed back to create the beginnings of the modern basin. [4] Twenty years later Ostend had been transformed from a sleepy fishing village into a fortified, moated and important Flemish port. After the Siege of Ostend (1601-1604) the port was not rebuilt.
This is a list of cities in Belgium. City status in Belgium is granted to a select group of municipalities by a royal decree or by an act of law. In 2022, the five largest cities or municipalities in Belgium in terms of population were Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, and Brussels. [1]
Liège (/ l i ˈ ɛ ʒ, l i ˈ eɪ ʒ / lee-EZH, lee-AYZH; [2] [3] [4] French: ⓘ; Walloon: Lîdje; Dutch: Luik ⓘ; German: Lüttich ⓘ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands ...