Margueriedok

Margueriedok is a dock in , , . Margueriedok is situated nearby to the quarter , as well as near .
  • Type: Wetland
  • Description: former dock in Antwerp
  • Also known as: “Marguerie Schuilhaven”
  • Address: Antwerpen

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lightship and Rubenshuis.

Photo: SteKrueBe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
A lightvessel, or , 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 was invented by Robert Hamblin in 1734 and was located off the sandbank at the mouth of the in , .

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the former home and workshop of Peter Paul Rubens in . Purchased in 1610, Rubens had the Flemish townhouse renovated and extended on the basis of designs by Rubens himself.

Museum
Photo: Ricardalovesmonuments, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a museum in , Belgium, founded in 1810, that houses a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from the fourteenth to the twentieth centuries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Merksem and Borgerhout.

Town
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a district of the municipality and city of in the Flemish Region of . It has 47,525 inhabitants as of 2025. It was a separate municipality until 1983.

Town
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is the smallest district of , . As of 2025, the district housed 47,188 inhabitants on 3.93 km². It was a separate municipality until 1983.

Town
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is a southern district of the municipality and city of in the Flemish Region of . is located along the old Grote Steenweg that has connected to Antwerp for several centuries; the town borders the districts of , , and Antwerp and the municipality of .

Margueriedok

Latitude
51.2275° or 51° 13′ 39″ north
Longitude
4.4° or 4° 24′ east
Open location code
9F3669HX+2X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 20593682
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wetland
Wiki­data ID
Q2292461
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Satellite Map

Discover Margueriedok from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to German—“Margueriedok” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Marguerie Schuilhaven”
  • Dutch: “Margueriedok”
  • German: “Margueriedok”
  • “Margueriedok”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Schipperskwartier and Historisch Centrum.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Monument voor de gesneuvelde zeelieden and Loodswezen.

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