Province of Antwerp
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Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen) |
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| Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°25′E / 51.217°N 4.417°ECoordinates: 51°13′N 04°25′E / 51.217°N 4.417°E | |||
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 Belgium
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 Flemish Region
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| Capital | Antwerp | ||
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| • Governor | Cathy Berx | ||
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| • Total | 2,867 km2 (1,107 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2016) | |||
| • Total | 1,824,136 | ||
| • Density | 640/km2 (1,600/sq mi) | ||
| Website | www |
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Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen [ˈɑntʋɛrpə(n)]) is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) North Brabant province of the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp. It has an area of 2867 km² (1107 sq mi) and with 1.8 million inhabitants it is the country's most populous province. The province consists of 3 arrondissements: Antwerp, Mechelen and Turnhout. The eastern part of the province comprises the main part of the Campine region.
During the early Middle Ages the region was part of the Frankish Empire, which was divided into several pagi. The territory of the present day province belonged to several pagi of which the region around Antwerp belonged to the Pagus Renesium. The Pagus Toxandria stretched from North Brabant into the Campine region. To the south there was the Pagus Bracbatinse and the Pagus Hasbaniensis. In 843 the Carolingian Empire of Charlemagne was divided among his sons and the river Scheldt became the border between West Francia and East Francia. In 974 Otto II established the Margraviate of Antwerp as a defence against the County of Flanders.
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