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Arrondissement of Antwerp

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Administrative district in Antwerp Province, Belgium
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Arrondissement of Belgium in Flanders
Arrondissement of Antwerp Arrondissement Antwerpen
Arrondissement of Belgium
Location of the arrondissement in Antwerp ProvinceLocation of the arrondissement in Antwerp Province
Coordinates: 51°15′N 4°30′E / 51.25°N 4.5°E / 51.25; 4.5
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
Province Antwerp
Municipalities30
Area
 • Total1,000.31 km (386.22 sq mi)
Population
 • Total1,039,943
 • Density1,000/km (2,700/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)

The Arrondissement of Antwerp (Dutch: Arrondissement Antwerpen; French: Arrondissement d'Anvers) is one of the three administrative arrondissements in Antwerp Province, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. The territory of the Judicial Arrondissement of Antwerp coincides with that of the Administrative Arrondissement of Antwerp.

History

The Arrondissement of Antwerp was created in 1800 as the first arrondissement in the Department of Deux-Nèthes (Dutch: Departement Twee Nethen). It originally comprised the cantons of Antwerp, Boom, Berchem, Brecht, Ekeren and Zandhoven. In 1923, the then municipalities of Burcht and Zwijndrecht (Burcht was merged into Zwijndrecht in 1977 to form the present-day municipality of Zwijndrecht) in the Arrondissement of Sint-Niklaas were added to the arrondissement.

Municipalities

The Administrative Arrondissement of Antwerp consists of the following municipalities:

References

  1. "RSV - Planningsprocessen voor stedelijke gebieden". 2011-05-12. Archived from the original on 12 May 2011. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
Belgium Administrative arrondissements of Belgium
 Brussels
 Flanders
 Wallonia
Belgium Former Judicial arrondissements of Belgium until 31 March 2014
Judicial area of Antwerp
Judicial area of Brussels
Judicial area of Ghent
Judicial area of Liège
Judicial area of Mons


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