Noordkasteel
Noordkasteel is a locality in Antwerp, Flanders. Noordkasteel is situated nearby to the locality Oosterweel, as well as near the quarter Eilandje.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Lightship and Antwerp Maritime Academy.
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
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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 Oosterweel and Schipperskwartier.
Schipperskwartier
Quarter
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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.
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.
Noordkasteel
- Type: Locality
- Description: citadel that was built in 1862 on the territory of the disappeared polder village of Oosterweel
- Categories: fort, park, and recreation area
- Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
51.24225° or 51° 14′ 32″ northLongitude
4.39399° or 4° 23′ 38″ eastOpen location code
9F3669RV+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 2396271176OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q2590557
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Noordkasteel” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Fort Noordkasteel”
- Dutch: “Noordkasteel”
- French: “Noordkasteel”
- German: “Noordkasteel”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Eilandje and Nieuwstad-Cadix.
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