Antwerp
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Antwerp

Het Steen

Het Steen 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.
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  • Type: Castle
  • Description: fortress in Antwerp, Belgium
  • Address: Steenplein 1,1A, Antwerpen
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Antwerp City Hall and Cathedral of Our Lady.

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. is situated 210 metres southeast of Het Steen.

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. is situated 390 metres southeast of Het Steen.

Museum
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY 4.0.
The in , , is a former guildhall. It is now a museum located between the Drie Hespenstraat, the Repenstraat and the Vleeshouwersstraat. is situated 130 metres east of Het Steen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schipperskwartier and Linkeroever.

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.

Suburb
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.

Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a quarter.

Het Steen

Latitude
51.22278° or 51° 13′ 22″ north
Longitude
4.39738° or 4° 23′ 51″ east
Open location code
9F3669FW+4X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29067925
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1014126
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vlaams—“Het Steen” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ստենի ամրոց”
  • Basque: “Steen gaztelua (Anberes)”
  • Basque: “Steen gaztelua”
  • Belarusian: “Хет Стэн”
  • Chinese: “斯滕城堡”
  • Dutch: “Het Steen”
  • Esperanto: “Het Steen”
  • French: “Steen”
  • Georgian: “სტენი”
  • German: “Burg Steen”
  • German: “Het Steen”
  • Italian: “Het Steen”
  • Japanese: “ステーン城”
  • Korean: “헤트 스테인”
  • Latvian: “Stēnas pils”
  • Polish: “Het Steen”
  • Russian: “Замок Стен”
  • Spanish: “Castillo Steen”
  • Spanish: “Steen”
  • Ukrainian: “Гет-Стен”
  • Ukrainian: “Хет Стен”
  • Vlaams: “Het Steen”

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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 “Het Steen”. Photo: -wuppertaler, CC BY 4.0.