IJzerlaankanaal

IJzerlaankanaal is a canal in Antwerp, Flanders. IJzerlaankanaal is situated nearby to the quarter Den Dam, as well as near the park Speeltuin Noordschippersdok.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lightship and Park Spoor Noord.

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 1½ km west of IJzerlaankanaal.

Park Spoor Noord

Park

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Park Spoor Noord is situated 580 metres south of IJzerlaankanaal.

Antwerpen-Luchtbal railway station

Railway station

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Antwerp-Luchtbal is a railway station in the north of the city of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. The station opened on 1 February 1932 on the Antwerp–Lage Zwaluwe railway, known in Belgium as Line 12; it is also located on Line 27A, a freight line to the port of Antwerp; and on HSL 4. Antwerpen-Luchtbal railway station is situated 1 km north of IJzerlaankanaal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Den Dam and Merksem.

Den Dam

Quarter

Den Dam is an area in northern Antwerp.

Merksem

Town

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Merksem is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It has 47,525 inhabitants as of 2025. It was a separate municipality until 1983.