Commodity Centre

Commodity Centre is a building in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. Commodity Centre is situated nearby to the tower Sint-Laurentiuskerk, as well as near the locality Wilmarsdonk.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lightship and Sint-Laurentiuskerk.

Lightship

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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 3½ km southeast of Commodity Centre.

Sint-Laurentiuskerk

Tower

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Sint-Laurentiuskerk is a tower, which is situated 1 km north of Commodity Centre.

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 Commodity Centre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilmarsdonk and Oorderen.

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.

Oorderen

Locality

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Oorderen was a small Belgian village near the city of Antwerp until 1965. It was demolished because of the extension of the Port of Antwerp. The village was first mentioned in 1116 and merged into the city of Antwerp in 1927. Oorderen is situated 2½ km northwest of Commodity Centre.