BNFW Antwerp

BNFW Antwerp is a warehouse in Antwerp, Flanders which is located on Vosseschijnstraat. BNFW Antwerp is situated nearby to the sports venue Antwerp Mariners Sportsfield, as well as near the island Oosterweeleiland.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lightship and Antwerpen-Noorderdokken railway station.

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 2½ km south of BNFW Antwerp.

Antwerpen-Noorderdokken railway station

Railway station

Photo: Arafi, CC BY-SA 2.5.

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 2½ km east of BNFW Antwerp.

Antwerp Maritime Academy

College

Photo: Torsade de Pointes, CC0.

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 2½ km south of BNFW Antwerp.

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.