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1 day ago · Antwerp (/ ˈ æ n t w ɜːr p / ⓘ; Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)] ⓘ; French: Anvers ⓘ) 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.
- Sack of Antwerp
The sack of Antwerp, often known as the Spanish Fury at...
- Port Authority Building
The Port Authority Building (Dutch: Havenhuis), or the Port...
- Bourse of Antwerp
The bourse at Antwerp is a building in Antwerp, Belgium,...
- Antwerp Province
Antwerp Province (Dutch: Provincie Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)]...
- Royal Antwerp F.C
Royal Antwerp Football Club (commonly referred to as Royal...
- Flemish Region
The Flemish Region (Dutch: Vlaams Gewest, pronounced...
- Haredi
Haredi Judaism (Hebrew: יהדות חֲרֵדִית, romanized: Yahadut...
- Sack of Antwerp
14 hours ago · Belgium is a constitutional, popular monarchy and a federal parliamentary democracy. The bicameral federal parliament is composed of a Senate and a Chamber of Representatives. The former is made up of 50 senators appointed by the parliaments of the communities and regions and 10 co-opted senators.
5 days ago · Calais is a major port for ferries between France and England, and since 1994, the Channel Tunnel has linked nearby Coquelles to Folkestone by rail. Because of its position, Calais has been a major port and an important centre for transport and trading with England since the Middle Ages.
5 days ago · Let’s start with setting the scene a little better, Flemish Brabant is the province which surrounds Brussels, covering an area of 2,118 km 2. Created in 1995, the province includes 65 municipalities and has a population of well over a million people.
1 day ago · The Burgundians, the Low Country empire that time forgot. In the Middle Ages, Burgundy was a fabulously wealthy realm that spread over a huge swathe of medieval Europe, eventually seating their power in modern Belgium and the Netherlands.
5 days ago · The Hals family fled north and settled in Haarlem, a city just 20km west of Amsterdam and 10km from the sea, where half of its residents were outsiders – mostly refugees from the south. It was here that Hals would remain for most of his life. "Many of the people he portrays in his portraits are also Flemish immigrants.
3 days ago · Belgium’s largest city, Brussels (Flemish: Brussel; French: Bruxelles), the capital of both the country and the administrative region of Flanders, has suburbs that spread into Walloon Brabant and Flemish Brabant. It is the centre of commerce, industry, and intellectual life in Belgium. It is also a city of international importance.
