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Location:
Europe,
Belgium, Antwerp
Category:
City View
Description:
View of Antwerp city skyline
Location Information:
Antwerp is a city and municipality
in Belgium and the capital of the
Antwerp province in Flanders, one of
Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's
total population is 472,071 (as of 1
January 2008) and 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. The nickname of
inhabitants of Antwerp is Sinjoren,
after the Spanish word señor, which
means 'mister' or 'gent'.
Antwerp has long been an important
city in the nations of the Benelux
both economically and culturally,
especially before the Spanish Fury
of the Dutch Revolt. It is located
on the right bank of the river
Scheldt, which is linked to the
North Sea by the estuary
Westerschelde.
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