Zwaantjes

Zwaantjes is a neighborhood in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Zwaantjes is situated nearby to the town Hoboken, as well as near the quarter Kiel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Olympisch Stadion and Heilig Hartkerk.

Olympisch Stadion

Stadium

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The Olympisch Stadion or Kielstadion was built as the main stadium for the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. For those games, it hosted the athletics, equestrian, field hockey, football, gymnastics, modern pentathlon, rugby union, tug of war, weightlifting and korfball events.

Heilig Hartkerk

Church

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Heilig Hartkerk is a church.

Den Tir

Shopping center

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Den Tir is a shopping center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hoboken and Wilrijk.

Hoboken

Town

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Hoboken is a southern district of the arrondissement and city of Antwerp, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located at the Scheldt river. The name of the district has its origins in Middle Dutch.

Wilrijk

Town

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Wilrijk is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was decentralized in 2000 and Wilrijk became one of the city's nine districts.