Hobokense Polder

Hobokense Polder is a nature reserve in Antwerp, Flanders which is located on Schroeilaan. Hobokense Polder is situated nearby to the neighborhood Polderstad, as well as near the hamlet Oeverkant.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Olympisch Stadion and Sorghvliedt Castle.

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.

Sorghvliedt Castle

Castle

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Sorghvliedt Castle is a building in Belgium with a history dating back to the 16th century. It was originally a farm building called Wickeleynde owned by the merchant Jean Plaquet and his wife Maria Leydeckers.

Kasteel Altena

Castle

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Kasteel Altena is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Antwerp and Hoboken.

Antwerp

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Antwerp is the capital of the eponymous province in the region of Flanders in Belgium. At a population of just over half a million people, it is the second largest city in Belgium, and it has a major European port.

Hoboken

Town

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Hoboken is a southern district of the arrondissement and city of Antwerp, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located at the Scheldt river. The name of the district has its origins in Middle Dutch.

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.

Hobokense Polder

Type: Nature reserve
Address: Schroeilaan, Hoboken, 2660
Categories: nature area and recreation area
Location: Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.1882° or 51° 11′ 18″ north

Longitude

4.3468° or 4° 20′ 49″ east

Operator

Natuurpunt Hobokense Polder v.z.w.

Open location code

9F3658QW+7P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 778969845

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q1938609

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to French—“Hobokense Polder” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Hobokense Polder”
French: “Polder d’Hoboken”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Polderstad and Oeverkant.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Speeltuin Polderstad and Hoboken-Polder railway station.

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