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The Grote Markt (Dutch: [ˌɣroːtə ˈmɑr(ə)kt] ⓘ; "Big Market") is the central square of Antwerp, Belgium, situated in the heart of the old city quarter.It is surrounded by the city's Renaissance Town Hall, as well as numerous guildhalls with elaborate façades, the majority of which are reconstructions from the 19th and early 20th century, approximating paintings of the square by ...
The 2024 Belgian provincial, municipal and district elections will take place on Sunday 13 October 2024. [1] They take place four months after the simultaneous European, federal and regional elections. The local elections are organised by the respective regions: Brussels with 19 municipalities; Flanders with 5 provinces and 285 municipalities ...
Website. antwerpen.be. Antwerp (/ ˈæntwɜːrp / ⓘ; Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə (n)] ⓘ; French: Anvers [ɑ̃vɛʁs] ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third largest city in Belgium by area at 204.51 km 2 (78.96 sq mi) after Tournai and Couvin.
Plantin–Moretus Museum. The Plantin–Moretus Museum (Dutch: Plantin-Moretusmuseum) is a printing museum in Antwerp, Belgium which focuses on the work of the 16th-century printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment, the Plantin Press, at the Vrijdagmarkt (Friday Market) in ...
Het Steen. Het Steen is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of Antwerp, Belgium, one of Europe's biggest ports. The surviving structure was built between 1200 and 1225 as a gateway to a larger castle of the Dukes of Brabant which was demolished in the 19th century. As the first stone fortification (city wall) of Antwerp, Het Steen is ...
Mediaplein 1. Antwerp. Website. HLN.be. Het Laatste Nieuws (HLN; Dutch pronunciation: [ət ˌlaːtstə ˈnius]; in English The Latest News) is a Dutch-language newspaper based in Antwerp, Belgium. It was founded by Julius Hoste Sr. on 7 June 1888. It is now part of DPG Media, [2] and is the most popular newspaper in Flanders and Belgium.
Tram route 8 is a tram route in Antwerp and nearby Wommelgem. The present day route was opened on 8 December 2019 connecting the Astrid premetro station with the Wommelgem Roundabout (Dutch: " Rond punt van Wommelgem ") P+R. The route was the first to use the newly opened premetro tunnel under Borgerhout, called the Reuzenpijp, which begins at ...
Antwerpen-Centraal railway station (Dutch: Station Antwerpen-Centraal; French: Gare d'Anvers-Central) [ a ] is the main railway station in Antwerp, Belgium. It is one of the most important hubs in the country and is one of the four Belgian stations on the high-speed rail network. From 1873 to early 2007, it was a terminal station.