Valaar

Valaar is a quarter in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Valaar is situated nearby to the quarter Koornbloem, as well as near the neighborhood Zwaantjes.

Type: Quarter
Description: neighborhood in Antwerp, Belgium
Also known as: “Valaar-De Brem”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Olympisch Stadion and Sint-Jan Evangelistkerk.

Olympisch Stadion

Stadium

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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.

Sint-Jan Evangelistkerk

Church

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Sint-Jan Evangelistkerk is a church.

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkranskerk

Church

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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van de Rozenkranskerk is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilrijk and Hoboken.

Wilrijk

Town

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Wilrijk is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Belgian province of Antwerp. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was decentralized in 2000 and Wilrijk became one of the city's nine districts.

Hoboken

Town

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Hoboken is a southern district of the arrondissement and city of Antwerp, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located at the Scheldt river. The name of the district has its origins in Middle Dutch.