Geiten

Geiten is in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Geiten is situated nearby to Hertenverblijf, as well as near the sports venue Sportcentrum Half Maantje.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Nachtegalen Park and Middelheim Museum.

Nachtegalen Park

Park

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Nachtegalen Park is a park located in the Antwerp, Belgium municipality of Wilrijk. It served as the archery venue for the 1920 Summer Olympics. During World War II, the park was headquarters for the 89th German Army Corps, then it became command post of the 719th Infantry Division. Nachtegalen Park is situated 410 metres south of Geiten.

Middelheim Museum

Museum

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Middelheim Open Air Sculpture Museum is a sculpture park of 24 hectares in the park part of the Middelheim Nachtegalen Park at Antwerp. The Middelheim Museum collection has approximately 400 works of art on display. Middelheim Museum is situated 630 metres southeast of Geiten.

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. Olympisch Stadion is situated 2 km west of Geiten.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Berchem and Wilrijk.

Berchem

Town

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Berchem is a southern district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Berchem is located along the old Grote Steenweg that has connected Brussels to Antwerp for several centuries; the town borders the districts of Deurne, Borgerhout, Wilrijk and Antwerp and the municipality of Mortsel.

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.