Oosterweel
Oosterweel is a locality in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Oosterweel is situated nearby to the locality Noordkasteel, as well as near the quarter Eilandje.Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sint-Jan-de-Doperkerk and Lightship.
Lightship
Photo: SteKrueBe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Antwerp Maritime Academy
College
Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.
The Antwerp Maritime Academy is a university college in Belgium, located in the north of Antwerp. The academy trains future officers of the Merchant Navy and Belgian Navy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Noordkasteel and Linkeroever.
Linkeroever
Suburb
Linkeroever is an area in the city of Antwerp, on the left bank of the Scheldt river. Historically it was a neighbourhood which belonged to Zwijndrecht, but on 19 March 1923, it was attached to Antwerp.
Schipperskwartier
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Schipperskwartier is a historic neighborhood in the city of Antwerp, Belgium, known primarily as the city's red-light district. Located just north of the historic center and close to the old port, it has been associated with prostitution and maritime trade for centuries.
Oosterweel
- Type: Locality
- Description: former town in Antwerp, Belgium
- Categories: human settlement and abandoned village
- Location: Antwerp, Arrondissement of Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.24355° or 51° 14′ 37″ northLongitude
4.38452° or 4° 23′ 4″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9F3669VM+CROpenStreetMap ID
node 1832848713OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Russian—“Oosterweel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Austruweel” (historical)
- Dutch: “Oosterweel”
- French: “Austruweel”
- French: “Oestervel”
- French: “Oosterweel”
- German: “Oosterweel”
- Irish: “Oosterweel”
- Russian: “Остервел”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eilandje and Europark.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Amerikadok and Oosterweeleiland.
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