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Encyclopedia > Antwerp (province)

Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp. It has a surface area of 2860 km² and is divided into three administrative districts (arrondissementen in Dutch) which contain 70 municipalities. Image File history File links Antwerp_Flag. ... Image File history File links BelgiumAntwerp. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has two main designations: a constituent community of the federal Belgian state through its social and political organisations, and through the institutions of the Flemish Community (with its own Flemish government and Flemish parliament) that also absorbed all the competencies of the Flemish... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and is located west of the Meuse river. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Renaissance Belgian painter Rubens. ... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 1,000 km² and 10,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Districts are a form of local government in several countries. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ...


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Mechelen District: Location of Aartselaar within the province of Antwerp Aartselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Boechout is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. ... There are several meanings of the word boom: a sound such as a sonic boom - onomatopoeia the sound of an explosion. ... Borsbeek is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of population density of 2,629. ... Brasschaat is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. ... For information on the German author, please see Bertolt Brecht. ... Edegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Essen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Hemiksem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Hove is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Kalmthout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Kapellen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Kontich is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Lint is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Malle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Mortsel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Niel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Ranst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Rumst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Schelle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Schilde is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Schoten is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Stabroek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Wijnegem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Wommelgem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Wuustwezel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Zandhoven is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Zoersel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Zwijndrecht is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. ...

Turnhout District: Berlaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Bonheiden is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Bornem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Duffel is a municipality in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Heist-op-den-Berg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Lier (French: Lierre) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Mechelen Cathedral Mechelen (English traditionally Mechlin) is a municipality located in Belgium, Flemish region, province of Antwerp. ... Nijlen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Putte is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Puurs is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Sint-Amands is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Sint-Katelijne-Waver is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Willebroek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ...

Number of inhabitants: ca. 1.6 million (it is the largest province in Belgium). Arendonk is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Location of Baarle-Hertog within the province of Antwerp Baarle-Hertog is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Balen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Beerse is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Dessel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Geel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Grobbendonk is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen). ... Herentals is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. ... Herenthout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Herselt is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Hoogstraten is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Hulshout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Kasterlee is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Laakdal is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Lille is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Meerhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Merksplas is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... MOL can refer to: Manned Orbiting Laboratory Method of Levels (psychotherapy) MOL, (Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Limited Company [1]) Method of Lines This page concerning a three-letter acronym or abbreviation is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Olen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Ravels is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Retie is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Rijkevorsel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Turnhout is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Antwerp. ... Vorselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Vosselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ... Westerlo is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. ...


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Communities, regions and provinces of Belgium Flag of Belgium
Communities: French Community of Belgium | Flemish Community in Belgium | German-speaking community of Belgium
Regions and provinces: Flanders: Antwerp | East Flanders | Flemish Brabant | Limburg | West Flanders
Wallonia: Hainaut | Liège | Luxembourg | Namur | Walloon Brabant
Brussels-Capital Region

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Antwerp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3211 words)
Antwerp (Dutch name: Antwerpen; French name: Anvers) is a city and a municipality in Belgium, its chief centre of commerce and a strong fortified position; it is capital of Antwerp province, in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions.
Antwerp was the headquarters of Edward III during his early negotiations with van Artevelde, and his son Lionel, earl of Cambridge, was born there in 1338.
The recognition of the independence of the United Provinces by the treaty of Munster in 1648 carried with it the death-blow to Antwerp's prosperity as a place of trade, for one of its clauses stipulated that the Scheldt should be closed to navigation.
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