Cityscape Antwerpen - Antwerpen - Belgium
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member lopac44
N 51° 13.327 E 004° 23.393
31U E 597058 N 5675443
Panoramique view from the left side of the Scheldtriver" in Antwerp.
Waymark Code: WME2M2
Location: Antwerpen, Belgium
Date Posted: 03/26/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member tozainamboku
Views: 8

Nederlands
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Antwerpen (Frans: Anvers) is de hoofdstad van de Belgische provincie Antwerpen en van het gelijknamige arrondissement. Antwerpen telt ca. 483.000 inwoners (1 jan. 2010), die Antwerpenaren (ook Antwerpenaars)[1] worden genoemd, en is daarmee qua inwonertal de grootste gemeente in België. Naar oppervlakte is Antwerpen de op twee na grootste gemeente in België, na Doornik en Couvin.

Antwerpen is tevens de hoofdplaats van het kieskanton Antwerpen. De gemeente zelf telt 12 gerechtelijke kantons. De stad is ook zetel van het Rooms-katholieke bisdom Antwerpen en het Anglicaanse aartsdekenaat Noordwest-Europa.

Antwerpen ligt grotendeels op de rechteroever van de Schelde en is bekend om zijn uitgestrekte havengebied met internationaal vrachtvervoer en diamanthandel. Sinds de jaren 90 staat de stad ook bekend als modestad, door enkele succesvolle studenten van de Modeacademie.

De inwoners van Antwerpen worden ook wel Sinjoren genoemd, naar het Spaanse woord señor. De stad zelf wordt door sommigen van haar inwoners afgekort 't Stad en soms de koekenstad (naar de Antwerpse koffiekoeken) genoemd.

English
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Antwerp (English: /'æntw?rp/ ( listen); Dutch: Antwerpen, ['?nt.w?r.p?(n)] ( listen); French: Anvers, [?~v??] or [?~v??s]) is a city and municipality in Belgium and the capital of the Antwerp province of Flanders. Antwerp's total population is 507,007 (as of 31 December 2011),[2] making it the largest municipality in both Flanders and Belgium in terms of its population. Its total area is 204.51 km2 (78.96 sq mi), giving a population density of 2,308 inhabitants per km². The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of 1,449 km2 (559 sq mi) with a total of 1,190,769 inhabitants as of 1 January 2008.[3] The inhabitants of Antwerp are locally nicknamed Sinjoren, after the Spanish honorific señor. It refers to the leading Spanish noblemen who ruled the city during the 17th century.[4]

Antwerp has long been an important city in the Low Countries both economically and culturally, especially before the Spanish Fury of the Dutch Revolt. It is located on the right (eastern) bank of the river Scheldt, which is linked to the North Sea by the estuary Westerschelde. The city has one of the largest seaports in Europe.

One of the main problems in today's Antwerp is air pollution. Antwerp is among the most polluted cities in Europe in terms of air pollution. The Flemish Ministry of Environment confirmed in 2011 that the Antwerp region was the only region in Flanders that will not fulfill the minimum EU requirements of air quality. Antwerp's north-south motorway corridor and east-west motorway corridor, among the busiest lorry cargo corridors in Europe, lead through the city and go around the city center, making Antwerp's air pollution problem structural.
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City Name: Antwerpen

View Type: Over Water

Location Type: Man-made Structure

City Lights: yes

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