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For other uses, see Antwerp (disambiguation).

Guildhouses in the Grote Markt

Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen, French: Anvers) is a city and a municipality in the province of Antwerp (and its capital), in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. On January 1st, 2004 Antwerp had a total population of 455,148 (222,395 males and 232,753 females). The total area is 204.51 km² which gives a population density of 2,225.51 inhabitants per km².

Antwerp is notable as a centre of the diamond industry, both for trading and for cutting and polishing. Antwerp is also famous for its seaport with a lot of cargo shipping. Since the 1990s it has been recognized as a fashion design city, namely because of some graduates of the Royal Academy of Fine arts - Fashion, became internationally successful.

The river Scheldt passes through Antwerp. Antwerp is one of the largest ports in the world, linked to the North Sea by the Scheldt and the Westerschelde.

Antwerp is also notable for its zoo, which is one of the oldest and most famous zoos in the world. The Antwerp Zoo is located in the middle of the city and hosts more than 4000 animals. The Royal Society for Zoology has been watching over the welfare of numerous animals and helping to protect threatened animals for more than 100 years.

Antwerp is nicknamed "The Jerusalem of the West" because of its large orthodox Jewish (hasidic) community.

In the Eighty Years' War on November 4, 1576, Spain captured the city and nearly destroyed it after three days.

During World War II the city was occupied by Germany and was liberated on September 4, 1944 when the British 11th Armored Division entered the city. After this, the Germans attempted to destroy the port of Antwerp, which was used by the Allies to bring new material ashore. The city was hit by more V-2 rockets than any other target during the entire war, but the attack did not succeed to destroy the port. The city itself was largely damaged however.

Antwerp hosted the 1920 Summer Olympics.

Antwerp Stadhuis (Town Hall) in Grote Markt:

Historical population

1800: 45,500 inhabitants
1830: 73,500
1856: 111,700
1880: 179,000
1900: 275,100
1925: 308,000

Municipality

The municipality comprises the city of Antwerp proper and several towns. So it can be divided into 9 entities:

  1. Antwerp (town)
  2. Berchem
  3. Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo
  4. Borgerhout
  5. Deurne
  6. Ekeren
  7. Hoboken Antwerpen
  8. Merksem
  9. Wilrijk

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Municipalities in Antwerp Province, Flanders, Belgium
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Turnhout
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