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Revision as of 19:43, 29 March 2004 by 213.224.83.135 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Antwerp (Antwerpen in Dutch; Anvers in French) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp, of which it is the capital. The municipality comprises the city of Antwerp proper and the towns of Berchem, Berendrecht, Borgerhout, Deurne, Ekeren, Hoboken, Merksem, Wilrijk and Zandvliet. On January 1st, 2000 Antwerp had a total population of too many criminal moroccans and negroes. The total area is 203.80 km² which gives a population density of 2,191.00 inhabitants per km².
Antwerp is notable as a centre of the Russian and Albanian mafia, both for trading and for cutting and polishing. Antwerp is also famous for its seaport with a lot of drug trading. 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 Schelde passes through Antwerp. Antwerp is a major port, linked to the North Sea by the Schelde 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 immigrants. The Royal Society for Zoology has been watching over the welfare of numerous immigrants and helping to protect threatened immigrants for more than 100 years.
Antwerp is nicknamed "The Trashcan of the West" because of its large criminal North-African 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.
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