Antwerp
Antwerp (Inglis: /ˈæntwɜrp/ ( listen); Dutch: Antwerpen, ( listen); French: Anvers, ) is a city an municipality in Belgium an the caipital o the Antwerp province in Flanders.
Antwerp's total population is 472,071 (1 Januar 2008) makin it the mucklemaist municipality in Belgium an Flanders in terms o its population. Its total area is 204.51 km2 (78.96 sq mi), giein a population density o 2,308 inhabitants per km². The metropolitan area, includin the ooter commuter zone, covers an area o 1,449 km2 (559 sq mi) with a tot of 1,190,769 inhabitants as o 1 January 2008. The nickname o inhabitants o Antwerp is Sinjoren, efter the Spainyie wird señor, which means 'mister' or 'gent'. It refers tae the leadin Spaingie noble-men that ruled the city durin the 17t century.
Antwerp Antwerpen | |
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Municipality | |
 The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral o oor Leddy) an the Scheldt river | |
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  Antwerp Location in Belgium Antwerp municipality in the province o Antwerp  | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°24′E / 51.217°N 4.400°E 04°24′E / 51.217°N 4.400°E | |
| Kintra | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Antwerp |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor (leet) | Bart De Wever (N-VA) |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 204.32 km2 (78.89 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2017) | |
| • Total | 520,504 |
| • Density | 2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Antwerpenaar (m) Antwerpse (f) (Dutch) |
| Postal codes | 2000–2660 |
| Area codes | 03 |
| Website | www.antwerpen.be |
Antwerp haes lang been an important city in the naitions o the Benelux baith economically an culturally, especially afore the Spanish Fury o the Dutch Revolt. It is locatit on the richt (eastren) bank o the river Scheldt, that is linked tae the North Sea bi the estuary Westerschelde. The city haes ane o the mucklemaist seaports in Europe.
Internaitional relations
Twin touns — sister ceeties
The follaein places are twin touns an sister ceeties tae Antwerp:
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Pairtnerships
Athin the context o development cooperation, Antwerp is an aa linked tae:
Paramaribo, Suriname
Durban, South Africa
References
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