Groenenhoek

Groenenhoek is a locality in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Groenenhoek is situated nearby to the locality Bruinenbaard, as well as near the quarter Neerland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort 7 and Olympisch Stadion.

Fort 7

Nature reserve

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Fort 7 is a nature reserve.

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. Olympisch Stadion is situated 3½ km north of Groenenhoek.

Schoonselhof cemetery

Cemetery

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Schoonselhof Cemetery is located in Hoboken, Antwerp, a suburb of Antwerp, Belgium. Schoonselhof Cemetery has an Islamic and Jewish section. There is also a Commonwealth war graves plot containing the graves of 1,557 British Commonwealth service personnel who…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort 8 and Fort 6.

Fort 8

Locality

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Fort 8 is a locality.

Fort 6

Locality

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Fort 6 is a locality, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Groenenhoek.

Hemiksem

Town

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Hemiksem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality only comprises the town of Hemiksem proper. In 2021, Hemiksem had a total population of 11,722. The total area is 5.44 km2. Hemiksem is situated 2½ km southwest of Groenenhoek.

Groenenhoek

Type: Locality
Location: Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.15577° or 51° 9′ 21″ north

Longitude

4.37273° or 4° 22′ 22″ east

Elevation

12 metres (39 feet)

Open location code

9F36594F+83

GeoNames ID

2797077

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