New Holland Tractor

New Holland Tractor is in Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders. New Holland Tractor is situated nearby to the locality Wilmarsdonk, as well as near the town Ekeren.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lightship and Antwerpen-Noorderdokken railway station.

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 south of New Holland Tractor.

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 3 km east of New Holland Tractor.

Sint-Laurentiuskerk

Tower

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Sint-Laurentiuskerk is a tower, which is situated 1 km northwest of New Holland Tractor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilmarsdonk and Ekeren.

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.

Ekeren

Town

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Ekeren is a northern district of the municipality of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The suburb celebrated its 850th birthday in 2005; the name of the town was first mentioned in 1155, as "Hecerna". Ekeren is situated 2½ km northeast of New Holland Tractor.