Luchtbal

Luchtbal is a quarter in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Luchtbal is situated nearby to the neighborhood Rietschoorvelden, as well as near ’T Laar.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Boodschapskerk and Lightship.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Boodschapskerk

Church

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Boodschapskerk is a church.

Lightship

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A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship that acts as a lighthouse in areas deemed unsuitable for proper lighthouse construction. Although some records exist of fire beacons being placed on ships in Roman times, the first modern lightship was invented by Robert Hamblin in 1734 and was located off the Nore sandbank at the mouth of the River Thames in London, England.

Antwerpen-Luchtbal railway station

Railway station

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Antwerp-Luchtbal is a railway station in the north of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1932 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12; it is also located on Line 27A, a freight line to the port of Antwerp; and on HSL 4.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merksem and Den Dam.

Merksem

Town

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Merksem is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It has 47,525 inhabitants as of 2025. It was a separate municipality until 1983.