Berendrecht

Berendrecht is a neighbourhood and former village in province in . Its name means "dike of the bear", according to the area's dialect, or "dike of a man called Bear", or "passage by the marsh".
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  • Type: Village with 6,110 residents
  • Description: village in Belgium
  • Also known as: “Antwerpen (Berendrecht)”
  • Historically known as: “Beirendrecht”
  • Postal code: 2040

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kasteel Reigershof and Sint-Jan de Doperkerk.

Castle
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is a castle.

Church
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is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo and Zandvliet.

Suburb
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Berendrecht, and Lillo are three towns along the seaport docks north of the old city of in Flanders, . The substantial 1983 merger with former municipalities led in 2000 to the decentralisation of this enlarged municipality of , while these three towns merged into one of the city's districts, called or Bezali.

Village
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is a former Belgian town forming part of the Antwerp district of . The place dates back to 1135 when it was known as Santflit, meaning "a navigable passage through sand".

Town
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is a municipality located in the province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Hoevenen and proper. In 2021, had a total population of 18,680. is situated 3½ km southeast of Berendrecht.

Berendrecht

Latitude
51.34554° or 51° 20′ 44″ north
Longitude
4.3194° or 4° 19′ 10″ east
Population
6,110
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE BRT
Open location code
9F3688W9+6Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 232343162
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2802243
Wiki­data ID
Q2590292
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Berendrecht” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Berendrecht”
  • Chinese: “贝伦德雷赫特”
  • Dutch: “Beirendrecht” (historical)
  • Dutch: “Berendrecht”
  • French: “Berendrecht”
  • German: “Berendrecht”
  • Polish: “Berendrecht”
  • Romanian: “Berendrecht”
  • Russian: “Берендрехт”
  • Spanish: “Berendrecht”

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