Zwijndrecht

Zwijndrecht is a former municipality located in the Flemish province of , in . On 1 January 2025, it fused with the municipalities of and to form the new municipality of Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht, which resulted in it moving from the to that of East Flanders.
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  • Type: Town with 18,200 residents
  • Description: former municipality in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Swyndrecht” and “Zwijndrecht, Belgium”
  • Postal code: 2070
  • Neighbors: and

Places of Interest

Highlights include Heilig Kruiskerk and Sint-Martinuskerk.

Church
Photo: CielleOwens, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Railway stop
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Antwerpen Linkeroever is the name of two different historical railway stations located on line 59 Antwerp-Ghent, in the area, . The station was reopened again in 2026.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burcht and Melsele.

Village
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is a village within the municipality of Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht located in the Flemish province of , in .

Village
is a town in the province of , between the city of and the nearby town of Zwijndrecht. Tram route 3 which starts just outside the town connects it to Zwijndrecht and . is situated 3½ km west of Zwijndrecht.

Suburb
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is an area in the city of , on the left bank of the river. Historically it was a neighbourhood which belonged to Zwijndrecht, but on 19 March 1923, it was attached to Antwerp. is situated 4 km east of Zwijndrecht.

Zwijndrecht

Latitude
51.21854° or 51° 13′ 7″ north
Longitude
4.33029° or 4° 19′ 49″ east
Population
18,200
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE ZWL
Open location code
9F36689J+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 70837321
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2783081
Wiki­data ID
Q244690
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Zwijndrecht” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Zwijndrecht, België”
  • Asturian: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Basque: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Breton: “Zwijndrecht (Belgia)”
  • Breton: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Bulgarian: “Звейндрехт”
  • Catalan: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Cebuano: “Zwijndrecht (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Chinese: “兹韦恩德雷赫特 (比利时)”
  • Chinese: “兹韦恩德雷赫特”
  • Czech: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Danish: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Dutch: “Zwijndrecht (Belgie)”
  • Dutch: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Esperanto: “Zwijndrecht (Belgio)”
  • Esperanto: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Finnish: “Zwijndrecht (Belgia)”
  • Finnish: “Zwijndrecht”
  • French: “Zwijndrecht”
  • German: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Hungarian: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Irish: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Italian: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Japanese: “ズウェインドレヒト”
  • Latin: “Zuindracum”
  • Lithuanian: “Zveindrechtas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Zwijndrecht (Belgia)”
  • Norwegian: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Zwijndrecht (Belgica)”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Zwijndrecht”
  • Persian: “زوئیژندرکت (بلژیک)”
  • Persian: “زوئیژندرکت”
  • Persian: “زووین‌درخت”
  • Polish: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Portuguese: “Zwijndrecht (Bélgica)”
  • Portuguese: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Romanian: “Zwijndrecht (Belgia)”
  • Romanian: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Russian: “Звейндрехт (Бельгия)”
  • Russian: “Звейндрехт”
  • Slovak: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Spanish: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Swedish: “Zwijndrecht, Belgien”
  • Swedish: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Turkish: “Zwijndrecht, Belçika”
  • Turkish: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Ukrainian: “Звейндрехт (Бельгія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Звейндрехт”
  • Urdu: “زوین ڈریچٹ، بیلجیم”
  • Vietnamese: “Zwijndrecht, Antwerpen”
  • Vietnamese: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Vlaams: “Zwyndrecht”
  • Volapük: “Zwijndrecht (Belgän)”
  • Volapük: “Zwijndrecht”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Zwijndrecht, Belhika”
  • Zeeuws: “Zwiendrecht (België)”
  • Zeeuws: “Zwiendrecht”

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