Kaai 212

Kaai 212 is a warehouse in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Kaai 212 is situated nearby to Leopolddok, as well as near the amusement ride Havenrondvaart.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lightship and Antwerp Maritime Academy.

Lightship

Photo: SteKrueBe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

A lightvessel, or lightship, 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 lightship was invented by Robert Hamblin in 1734 and was located off the Nore sandbank at the mouth of the River Thames in London, England. Lightship is situated 3 km southeast of Kaai 212.

Antwerp Maritime Academy

College

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The Antwerp Maritime Academy is a university college in Belgium, located in the north of Antwerp. The academy trains future officers of the Merchant Navy and Belgian Navy. Antwerp Maritime Academy is situated 3 km southeast of Kaai 212.

Antwerpen-Noorderdokken railway station

Railway station

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Antwerp-Noorderdokken is a railway station in the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 26 May 1974 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12 and also Line 27A, a freight line to the port of Antwerp. Antwerpen-Noorderdokken railway station is situated 3½ km east of Kaai 212.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilmarsdonk and Oosterweel.

Wilmarsdonk

Locality

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Wilmarsdonk was a village in Belgium, north of Antwerp, which has disappeared under the Port of Antwerp expansion. The village was first mentioned in 1155 and merged into the city of Antwerp in 1927.