Arrondissement of Antwerp

Coordinates: 51°15′N 4°30′E / 51.25°N 4.5°E / 51.25; 4.5
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Arrondissement of Antwerp
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The Arrondissement of Antwerp (Dutch: Arrondissement Antwerpen; French: Arrondissement d'Anvers) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in Antwerp Province, Belgium.[1] It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Antwerp coincides with that of the Administrative Arrondissement of Antwerp.

History

The Arrondissement of Antwerp was created in 1800 as the first

Boom, Berchem, Brecht, Ekeren and Zandhoven. In 1923, the then municipalities of Burcht and Zwijndrecht (Burcht was merged into Zwijndrecht in 1977 to form the present-day municipality of Zwijndrecht) in the Arrondissement of Sint-Niklaas
were added to the arrondissement.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Antwerp consists of the following municipalities:

References

  1. ^ "RSV - Planningsprocessen voor stedelijke gebieden". 2011-05-12. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-21.