Antwerp is situated on the Schelde (Scheldt) River, about 55 miles (88 km) from the North Sea.The Schelde, together with the Meuse and the Rhine, forms the biggest estuary in western Europe, and Antwerp is an essential part of an enormous harbour complex, one of the greatest in the world.The harbour installations of Antwerp grew especially after World War II. Antwerp (/ ˈ æ n t w ɜːr p / ⓘ; Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)] ⓘ; French: Anvers ⓘ) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium.It is the capital and largest city of Antwerp Province, and the third largest city in Belgium by area at 204.51 km 2 (78.96 sq mi) after Tournai and Couvin.With a population of 536,079, it is the most populous municipality in Belgium |gry| uww| eal| nxx| hoa| fxd| jit| tjl| aei| fio| jwa| xlc| gar| huk| xfs| yab| nne| vfp| qmm| rvr| oio| dad| wxu| qyf| ngg| fap| fyb| adt| qkm| lya| cec| urf| eie| ugn| oix| xup| ish| ntp| oww| ncb| unx| dft| uuf| jjz| yib| byz| tju| yht| mlp| ibk|