Berendrecht
Berendrecht is a neighbourhood and former village in Antwerp province in Belgium. 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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zandvliet and Stabroek.
Zandvliet
Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Zandvliet is a former Belgian town forming part of the Antwerp district of Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo. The place dates back to 1135 when it was known as Santflit, meaning "a navigable passage through sand".
Stabroek
Town
Photo: John Scholte, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stabroek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Hoevenen and Stabroek proper. In 2021, Stabroek had a total population of 18,680. Stabroek is situated 3½ km southeast of Berendrecht.
Lillo
Locality
Photo: DirkVE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lillo is a locality, which is situated 4 km south of Berendrecht.
Berendrecht
- Category: locality
- Location: Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.34554° or 51° 20′ 44″ northLongitude
4.3194° or 4° 19′ 10″ eastPopulation
6,110Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)United Nations Location Code
BE BRTOpen location code
9F3688W9+6QOpenStreetMap ID
node 232343162OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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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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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Slim & Fit and Berendrecht Sport.
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