City of Antwerp (Belgium)
| A city with a major port. A city of industry (the second largest chemical center in the world after Houston). A city of diamonds |
Population (1992 estimate, greater city) 467,875.
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Grote Markt
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Law in Antwerp: VAT - income tax - inheritance tax - company capital - company representation - bankaccount - sale contract - lease
Schools : hzs.be - kdg.be - University: UA.ac.be
Restaurant : docks.be
Photography was developed here in the early days: Agfa
Real estate: Sorenco.be - Burm.be - www.property-plus.com
Golf club: ternessegolf.be
Next to the Central station is the diamonds area: muller.be - elini.com
Antwerp has an old but very large indoor eventhall: sportpaleis.be
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| Antwerp became a port of commercial importance in the 15th century, when the first European stock exchange was founded in the city. The city rapidly became one of the foremost trading and manufacturing centers of Europe. During the early 16th century, the diamond industry was expanded by the arrival of Jewish craftspeople expelled from Portugal. The city was also an active cultural center, renowned particularly for the Antwerp school of painting. Antwerp rapidly declined as a result of religious troubles after 1576, the year mutinous Spanish troops sacked the city. This attack was followed by another in 1584, and the city was forced to surrender to the Spanish in 1585. In 1648 Antwerp suffered a further blow under the provisions of the treaty known as the Peace of Westphalia, which closed the Schelde River to navigation; it was reopened in 1795 by the French. |
Hotel: Carlton Hotel
Antwerp takes care of shipping: hessenatie.be - katoennatie.com - satem.be
Antwerp has a huge chemical cluster: basf.be - bayer.be
| The development of the modern city of Antwerp started in 1863, when the Belgians redeemed their navigation rights through a cash payment to the Netherlands. During World War I, Antwerp was occupied by the Germans from October 1914 until the end of the war in 1918. During World War II (1939-1945), German troops again occupied the city and held it until September 1944. Antwerp then became an Allied supply base and was heavily bombed. |
| Meir | - Grootste shoppingstraat van Vlaanderen. Vele grote ketens hebben hier een pand. |
| De Keyserlei | - Gelegen voor het Centraal Station. Hier bruist het van het leven 24 uur op 24 in de talrijke caf s en restaurants. |
| Vlaamse Kaai en Waalse Kaai | - Deze twee straaten bevinden zich aan de kanten van de gedempte zuiderdokken. We vinden hier veel kunst en cultuur. |
| Groenplaats | - Heel bekend groot plein in het centrum van Antwerpen. Steeds iemand te zien. |
| Grote Markt | - Hier vinden we het stadhuis de mooie gildenhuizen. |
| Ernest Van Dijkkaai | - Een van de vele kaaien aan de oever van de Schelde. |
| Frankrijkei | - Centraal deel van de grote Boulevard rond de binnenstad. |
| Mechelsesteenweg | - Lange straat vanuit het centrum richting Brussel. |
| Via deze straten kan U op deze website surfen naar nog veel meer Antwerpse straten of u kan Antwerpen ook alfabetisch ontdekken. |
In de wijde omgeving van de stad Antwerpen
cities near Antwerp:
| Amsterdam | The Hague | Rotterdam | Brussels | Paris |
