Antwerp
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Linkeroever

Linkeroever is an area in the city of , on the left bank of the river. Historically it was a neighbourhood which belonged to , but on 19 March 1923, it was attached to Antwerp.
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  • Type: Suburb
  • Description: area in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Antwerpen-Linkeroever” and “Vlaams Hoofd”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Het Steen and Antwerp City Hall.

Castle
Photo: -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0.
is a medieval fortress in the old city centre of , , one of Europe's biggest ports. The surviving structure was built between 1200 and 1225 as a gateway to a larger castle of the Dukes of Brabant which was demolished in the 19th century.

Town hall
Photo: Klaus with K, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City Hall of , , stands on the western side of that city's Grote Markt. Erected between 1561 and 1565, after designs made by Cornelis Floris de Vriendt and several other architects and artists, this Renaissance building incorporates both Flemish and Italian influences.

Church
Photo: Rolf Kranz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a Roman Catholic cathedral in , . Today's seat of the Diocese of Antwerp started in 1352 and, although the first stage of construction was ended in 1521, has never been fully completed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schipperskwartier and Universiteitsbuurt.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a historic neighborhood in the city of , 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.

Quarter
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is a quarter.

Quarter
The is a southern neighborhood in the city center of , abutting the . The had a revival in the mid-1980s and is now composed of buildings in the Art Nouveau and Modern architecture styles.

Linkeroever

Latitude
51.22366° or 51° 13′ 25″ north
Longitude
4.3862° or 4° 23′ 10″ east
Open location code
9F3669FP+FF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5678182375
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Wiki­data ID
Q2167634
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Walloon—“Linkeroever” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Linkeroever”
  • Dutch: “Vlaams Hoofd”
  • French: “Linkeroever”
  • French: “Vlaams Hoofd”
  • German: “Linkeroever”
  • German: “Vlaams Hoofd”
  • Italian: “Linkeroever”
  • Latin: “Linkeroever”
  • Latin: “Sint-Annadorp”
  • Latin: “Vlaams Hoofd”
  • Limburgan: “Linkeroever”
  • Limburgan: “Sint-Annadorp”
  • Limburgan: “Vlaams Hoofd”
  • Picard: “Linkeroever”
  • Picard: “Sint-Annadorp”
  • Picard: “Vlaams Hoofd”
  • Romanian: “Linkeroever”
  • Vlaams: “Linkeroever”
  • Vlaams: “Sint-Annadorp”
  • Vlaams: “Vlaams Hoofd”
  • Walloon: “Linkeroever”
  • Walloon: “Sint-Annadorp”
  • Walloon: “Vlaams Hoofd”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Linkeroever”. Photo: Jakkes, CC BY-SA 3.0.