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Antwerp

Municipal Flag Antwerp
(Nl) Antwerpen
City Hall

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Geography
Country Flag: Belgium Belgium
Region Flag of Flanders Flemish Region
Community Flag of Flanders Flemish Community
Province Flag of province of Antwerp Province of Antwerp
Borough Antwerp
Contact 51 13 '00 "North
4 24 '00 "East / 51.216666666667, 4.4
Area
- Agricultural land
- Wood
- Built-up
- Miscellaneous 		204.51 km ( 2005 )
9.70%
1.15%
74.97%
14.17%
Sociological data
Population
- Males
- Females
Density 		472071 ( 1January 2008 )
49.22%
50.78%
2308 inhabitants / km
Pyramid
- 0-17 years
- 18-64 years
- 65 + 		( 1January 2008 )
20.45%
61.08%
18.47%
Foreign 14.61% ( 1January 2008 )
Economy
Unemployment rate 13.26% (January 2009)
Average annual income 12 991 per capita (2005).
Politics
Mayor Patrick Janssens ( sp.a )
Majority sp.a - Spirit - CD & V
VLD - Vivant - Groen!
Seats
sp.a - Spirit
Vlaams Belang
CD & V
VLD - Vivant
Groen! 		55
22
20
6
5
2
Communal sections
Section Postcode

Antwerp
Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo
Deurne
Borgerhout
Merksem
Ekeren
Berchem
Wilrijk
Hoboken 		2000, 2018, 2020,
2030, 2050, 2060
2040
2100
2140
2170
2180
2600
2610
2660
Other information
Demonym Antwerp (e)
Telephone box 03
INS code 11002
Official site www.antwerpen.be
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Antwerp (pronounced / vs / in Dutch : is the capital of the province of Antwerp and the Antwerp district. In January 2008, Antwerp had about 472,000 inhabitants and is positioning itself as the town of Belgium 's most populous. For the area, Antwerp is the third largest municipality after Tournai and Couvin.

Postal codes are of Antwerp from 2000 to 2600 within the district of the city of Antwerp.

The city is situated for the most part on the right bank of the Scheldt and is known for its international port freight highly developed and expanded.

Since the 1990s , the city has also become a mecca of fashion , thanks to some brilliant graduates of the Academy of Fashion.

The Antwerp are also called Sinjoren, Spanish seor. The city is often called 't Stad ("City") and sometimes koekenstad ("the City of cookies," a reference to koffiekoeken Antwerp) from Antwerp.

Summary

/ / History

From a small village, Antwerp has become, during the War of Eighty Years , the largest city of the Seventeen Provinces and one of the largest cities in Europe, with a population of 150 000 inhabitants , the first commodity exchange in Europe there was also founded in 1460.

The Feitoria Flanders , founded in 1508 in Antwerp , was the main bridgehead of the Portuguese commercial empire, the Casa da Guin , became in 1503 Casa da India , at the intersection of the colonies of Brazil 's Africa and India. Antwerp became the major commercial center where the Portuguese redistributing goods from East and Africa to Northern Europe, in exchange for goods thereof, mainly metals.

In the mid-sixteenth century, the region took advantage of the dominant role of the city, then one of the largest cities in Europe and remained for a long time a great center of culture and art. In the second part of the century Antwerp was the scene of a politico-religious struggle between the Protestant North and Catholic Spain.

In 1585 , the city fell to Philip II and the United Provinces close access to the Scheldt, naturally causing catastrophic consequences on the economy of the city. Shunned by Protestants who were a large part of the commercial and intellectual elite, Antwerp saw its population shrink by half within 20 years .

Then until the mid-seventeenth century, it benefits from the presence of artists such as Rubens , Van Dyck , Jordaens and Teniers or the families of sculptors and Quellin Verbrugghen and several printers and the famous Antwerp harpsichord.

Antwerp was occupied first by the armies of the Revolution September 30, 1792 . The Scheldt is reopened ( 1795 ) and the beginnings of a modern port is created, however the English embargo and the Napoleonic wars prevented any development and the city suffered widespread looting and destruction.

After the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo ( 1815 ) held a brief reunion with the Northern Netherlands and a development period, which ends with the Belgian Revolution ( 1830 ) and a new closure of the Scheldt. It was not until 1863 that navigation is finally free.

The growth of Antwerp took over from the nineteenth century with the colonization of the Congo. The Congo provides effective amount of raw materials (rubber, ivory, minerals) and boosts port traffic and industrial activities.

In 1914, the city suffered the headquarters of the German army for three weeks since the beginning of September. The Belgian army, under the direct orders of King Albert 1st, retreated from the battle of the forts of Liege in August 1914. Belgian troops are divided between the strengths of two concentric lines of fortifications that surrounded the city since the late 19th century. From this position they are running two outputs, each time pushing the German troops. But ultimately, October 8, Antwerp will enter the German soldiers after retirement to the Belgian coast and the Yser.

The port of Antwerp is now the second largest port in Europe after Rotterdam. The reputation of Antwerp diamond cutters make this city the world leader in size and trading of diamonds.

Heraldry

Gules a castle with three towers embattled open silver girders and masonry sand, Tower mileu in chief appaumes both hands, the band dexter, sinister in the bar, both in money.

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During the First Empire , Antwerp was one of the best cities and licensed as to seek new authority to arms: they became: Gules a castle with three towers of five silver coins, open, and perforated masonry sand, appaumes topped both hands, the band dexter, sinister in the silver bar, supported by a river in fess alaise Or, a chief gules three golden bees, which is good cities Empire .

Blason ville fr Antwerp Empire with orn.svg

Geography

Administrative Division

Merging of Public and training of district

On 1January 1983 , the territory of the municipality of Antwerp has been extended to the seven common peripherals ( Berchem , Borgerhout , Deurne , Ekeren , Hoboken , Merksem and Wilrijk ). The ancient common annexed districts were transformed into Antwerp, as was already since 1958 , the Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo.

There is a big difference in the management hierarchy of entities in relation to other Belgian municipalities: they are administered by the district council and the college district.

Map
Antwerp from the sky
Satellite photo of the Scheldt near Antwerp

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

Towns nearby

Demographics

Inhabitants

Demographics

Population distribution

Distribution of the population of the town of Antwerp
Antwerp (district) 166 742
Berchem 39 802
Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo 9 564
Borgerhout 41 614
Deurne 69 408
Ekeren 22 262
Hoboken 34 443
Merksem 40 920
Wilrijk 38 386
Total (31 May 2006) 463 161

Languages

The Dutch is the official language and the regional language is the Antwerp. In some neighborhoods, the French is spoken. The old immigrants from Morocco and Turkey also use their native languages such as Turkish , the Arabic or the Berber. Some Orthodox Jews speak Yiddish.

Attractions

Mansion on the Grand-Place
Antwerp from the other bank of the Scheldt
Church of St. Charles Borromeo
Saint Paul Church
Instead Hendrik Conscience (Hendrik Conscienceplein

The city is rich in tourist attractions. These give a picture of the city.

Streets and squares

Museums

Municipal Museums

Provincial Museums

Regional Museum

Private Museums

Churches

Antwerp has many churches, of which only the main ones are listed here:

  • Notre Dame Cathedral , the most famous monument, with City Hall.
  • Church of St. Charles Borromeo (Carolus Borromeuskerk in Dutch). Built in the style of Italian churches of the era, 1615 to 1621 , by and for the Jesuits in Antwerp, during the Counter-Reformation , with the participation of Rubens. This helped to design the tower, the facade, the hotel master and sets ceilings, and the Chapel of Mary (or Houtappel chapel named after its founder). 39 paintings by Rubens were destroyed in a fire. The church had a collection of lace now exhibited in a museum housed in an annex of the church.
  • St. Andrew's Church (Sint-Andrieskerk in Dutch), late Gothic to Baroque furniture. This monument was erected in the sixteenth century by the Augustinians in the current quarter of antique shops and fashion. The church houses an monumental pulpit, a former master of the Abbey Hotel from Cistercian of Hemiksem , and a monument in memory of Mary Stuart (queen of Scotland), and a great picture of Otto van Veen who was a master of Rubens.
  • Saint-Jacques church (Sint-Jacobskerk in Dutch). This late Gothic church built between 1506 to 1656 was and remains a point of departure for pilgrims to St Jacques de Compostela. It contains - in addition to the mortuary chapel of Rubens - 23 altars, stalls , a loft and a marble church furniture later, almost entirely baroque. It is decorated with old masters (Rubens, Jordaens , Van Balen and ancient murals have been updated recently. It was the parish church of Rubens who lived 300 meters away.
  • St. Paul's Church (Sint-Pauluskerk in Dutch). This former priory in the garden (adorned with a Calvary edifying about suffering and resurrection of Christ) were built by and for the order of Dominicans near the Scheldt in a late Gothic style decorated in the Baroque manner. It houses many altars richly decorated, large organs, more than 200 sculptures and 50 paintings, including the best known is The Mysteries of the Rosary. The public may admire or study fifteen works by Jordaens, Rubens, Teniers , Van Balen, Van Dyck.

Other Buildings

Other attractions

Animation

Sport

Antwerp hosted the Summer Olympics of 1920 in the stage of Beerschot AC , prestigious club in the south of the city now disappeared and sports facilities have been recovered by the current Germinal Beerschot. The name of where the team plays is called " Olympic Stadium Antwerp "in OJ recall that the city has organized.

During the 2006-2007 season, Antwerp has owned three soccer teams of different divisions: Germinal Beerschot in the Jupiler League , Royal Antwerp FC in D2 and Royal Berchem Sport in D4.

Cycling is booming at the Sports Palace where there is a velodrome and a new exhibition hall. On 25 June 2006 , they organized by the Belgian cycling league and hope to reorganize.

Tennis is very much in the Antwerp Proximus Diamond Games tournament, held each year in the sports hall and largest women's tennis tournament indoors. With a value of one million euros, the trophy is a tennis racket silver set with diamonds. To win this award, we must win the tournament three times in five years. For now, only Amelie Mauresmo has won. Venus Williams has played and won the tournament twice but was beaten by Amelie Mauresmo.

Antwerp also has a team of basketball called Antwerp Giants.

Antwerp also has champions Thai boxing such as Werner Konings , Daniella Somers , Xavier Fraeyman , Jan Van Denderen , Murat Direck or Luke Kempeneers.

Outputs

Antwerp is home to many places where one can leave such as cafes , of restaurants or even nightclubs. Right next to the Academy of Antwerp , there is a bar student named Kassa 4. Near the banks of the Scheldt , there are various nightclubs, restaurants and taverns where you can eat a piece. In the large triangular park in the city and further south, there are cafes, clubs and boxes of DJ.

Shops

  • The Meir is one of the greatest shopping streets in Belgium where large multinationals are based. It goes up the Teniersplaats Huidevettersstraat.
  • The Boulevard De Keyser is the location of the central station. There are restaurants and fast food. There is also the entrance to the cinema UGC.
  • The Grand Bazaar Shopping Center is the largest mall within the city. The main entrance is located on and under the Groenplaats. In the basement you can find a GB which is the largest supermarket in the city.
  • In Huidevettersstraat can find luxury shops like Gucci or Louis Vuitton.
  • In Kloosterstraat there are antique shops, sculptures, old furniture and home furnishings. There are objects of all styles.
  • The Kammenstraat is another shopping street popular with young people. There are boutiques. It is parallel to the Nationalestraat , another shopping street.

Economy

Antwerp is the heart of the industrial diamond with a large number of stores diamond cutting and diamond exchanges. Nearby is a very large plant petrochemical of BASF. The port of Antwerp is still one of the largest ports in the world.

Transportation and traffic

City map of Antwerp

Road traffic

The Leien (Frankrijklei, Italilei, Amerikalei, Britselei) are the most important streets in Antwerp. Outside the city lies the Belgian ring R1 which connects the A1 motorway Belgian to Mechelen and Breda , the Belgian motorway A12 to Boom the Belgian motorway A13 towards Hasselt and Lige and the Belgian motorway A14 towards Ghent and Kortrijk.

With the arrival of the north-south axis that makes Rotterdam , Amsterdam , Antwerp, Brussels , Mons , France and that of the east-west route between Cologne and the Belgian coast has the ring of Antwerp one of the sections of highway from Europe to the West's most widely used which makes it chaotic when it is congested. The new route is north will later allow to dissolve the congestion.

Transit

The Flemish public transport, De Lijn operates the city of Antwerp with trams , buses. Lines 2, 3, 5, 6 and 15 together form the premetro Antwerp which is below the center and the Scheldt.

In Antwerp, there are several stations, including the two main ones are those of Antwerp Central and Antwerp-Berchem. Since 26 March 2007 , a junction between Antwerp Central Station and that of Antwerp Dam allows trains from Brussels to head the Netherlands. This has doubled the number of passengers.

Antwerp has a direct connection to Ghent via line 59, to Rotterdam via 12, to Mechelen and Brussels via the 25 and 27, to Ivy through 15. Hasselt , Liege and Leuven are accessible by train through the line to Aarschot or by that of Mechelen.

The goods station of Antwerp-North, in the harbor, is the largest of Belgium. There is also another, called Antwerp-Kiel.

Some buses depart from Antwerp on line 19 operated by Veolia Transport. They link Breda , Hulst and Antwerp via the tunnel Waasland.

Airport

On the territory of the city of Antwerp in Deurne District, is the airport of Antwerp.

Religions and philosophies of life

Cathedral Notre Dame

In Antwerp most religions are present. Antwerp has long been known for its tolerance vis--vis the diversity of other religions and philosophies of life.

Catholic

The Roman Catholic Church has the most loyal in Antwerp. Antwerp is the seat of the diocese of the same name. Cathedral Onze-Lieve-Vrouw (Our Lady) is the principal church of the diocese. In neighboring countries, Antwerp is considered a center of the Roman Catholic Church (Jesuits).

Protestants

Antwerp has five parishes, Protestant , part of the United Protestant Church of Belgium

Evangelical

There are a dozen communities evangelical Dutch in Antwerp. They belong to the Evangelical Alliantie Vlaanderen (Flanders Evangelical Alliance). They are represented by the Belgian authorities the ISSCC in conjunction with the Protestant communities.

Anglicans

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Orthodox

The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has a Greek Orthodox parish and a parish of Russian Tradition in Antwerp. The Russian Orthodox Church has a parish. The Roman Orthodox Church also has a parish.

Muslims

Islam is represented among the Moroccan and Turkish communities of Antwerp. Several current affects this religion as is the case for Christianity.

Jews

Antwerp is home to a large community Jewish. Antwerp is, after London , the largest center of Hasidic Judaism in Europe. Currents Pshevorsk , Satmar , Belz , Bobov , and Lubavitch are particularly drawn to Antwerp.


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Buddhists

In Antwerp, we find representations of the various trends of Buddhism :

Jainism

Trade diamond Indian Antwerp is mainly made by rich families Enthusiasts Jainism. They built the Jain temple in Antwerp to their attention.

Other religions

Politics

Municipal Council

The Board of Antwerp consists of 55 seats.

The table below shows the results of the Antwerp municipal elections since 1982, first election since the merger of Commons.

Party 10 October 1982

55 seats

9 October 1988

55 seats

9 October 1994

55 seats

8 October 2000

55 seats

8 October 2006

55 seats

Vlaams Blok (VB) 2 10 18 20
VB - VLOT 20
Agalev / Groen! 4 5 7 6 2
SP 19 17 13 12
sp.a - Spirit 22
PVV / VLD 7 7 7 10
VLD - Vivant 5
CVP 15 12 6
ANTW'94 ( CVP + independent) 9
CD & V - N-VA 6
VU 8 4
VU & ID 1
WOW (Party of Pensioners) 1
Underlined numbers are the political majority.

College of mayor and aldermen

Besides the president of the college, mayor Patrick Janssens ( sp.a ), Antwerp has 8 including 4 aldermen sp.a , 2 of the CD & V and 2 of the VLD.

College of Burgomaster and Aldermen
Mayor Patrick Janssens ( sp.a )
Aldermen
  1. Robert Voorhamme ( sp.a )
  2. Philip Heylen ( CD & V )
  3. Ludo Van Campenhout ( VLD )
  4. Leen Verbist ( sp.a )
  5. Marc Van Peel ( CD & V )
  6. Luke Bungeneers ( VLD )
  7. Guy Lauwers ( sp.a )
  8. Monica De Coninck ( sp.a )

High schools

The University of Antwerp as an association with universities Hogere Zeevaartschool Antwerpen (Maritime Academy of Antwerp), Hogeschool Antwerpen Karel de Grote-Hogeschool and Plantijnhogeschool. Lessius Hogeschool was attached to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

In Antwerp, there is also a faculty of science of religion that looks at the different religions and different views of the world with a total tolerance of the other choices.

Antwerp known

Antwerp is the birthplace (in chronological order):

Twinnings

Antwerp is twinned with several cities:

References

  1. "Geschiedenis van Antwerpen," Mertens Torfs, Edit.JP Vandieren, Antwerpen, Het wonderjaar "Kannunik Floris Prims, edit. Bureel der Geschiedenis Bijdragen tot, Antwerpen.
  2. The Exchange
  3. name = "google.chiffre and the dream"
  4. City of Antwerp on music-opera.com
  5. Albert Ceccarelli, The Revolution in Isle sur la Sorgue in Vaucluse and, Scriba Publishing, 1989, 2-86736-018-8, p 19
  6. http://books.google.fr/books?id=ZHcOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA218&dq=heraldique+villes+premier+empire&as_brr=3 # PPA217, M1

See also

Related articles

External Links

Bibliography

  • Eugene People's History of the city of Antwerp, Van Loy Van Mol, Antwerp, 1861, p. 624 [ read online ]


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