Antwerp

Antwerp (Inglis: /ˈæntwɜrp/ ( listen); Dutch: Antwerpen, [ˈɑntˌʋɛrpə(n)] ( listen); French: Anvers, [ɑ̃vɛʁs]) is a city an municipality in Belgium an the caipital o the Antwerp province in Flanders. Antwerp's total population is 472,071 (1 Januar 2008) makin it the mucklemaist municipality in Belgium an Flanders in terms o its population. Its total area is 204.51 km2 (78.96 sq mi), giein a population density o 2,308 inhabitants per km². The metropolitan area, includin the ooter commuter zone, covers an area o 1,449 km2 (559 sq mi) with a tot of 1,190,769 inhabitants as o 1 January 2008.^[2] The nickname o inhabitants o Antwerp is Sinjoren, efter the Spainyie wird señor, which means 'mister' or 'gent'. It refers tae the leadin Spaingie noble-men that ruled the city durin the 17t century.^[3]

Antwerp Antwerpen
Municipality
The Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal (Cathedral o oor Leddy) an the Scheldt river
Banner Coat airms
Antwerp Location in Belgium Antwerp municipality in the province o Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°24′E / 51.217°N 4.400°E / 51.217; 4.400Coordinates: 51°13′N 04°24′E / 51.217°N 4.400°E / 51.217; 4.400
Kintra	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Antwerp
Govrenment
• Mayor (leet)	Bart De Wever (N-VA)
• Govrenin pairty/ies	N-VA CD&V Open Vld
Area
• Total	204.32 km2 (78.89 sq mi)
Population  (1 January 2017)[1]
• Total	520,504
• Density	2,500/km2 (6,600/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Antwerpenaar (m) Antwerpse (f) (Dutch)
Postal codes	2000–2660
Area codes	03
Website	www.antwerpen.be

Antwerp haes lang been an important city in the naitions o the Benelux baith economically an culturally, especially afore the Spanish Fury o the Dutch Revolt. It is locatit on the richt (eastren) bank o the river Scheldt, that is linked tae the North Sea bi the estuary Westerschelde. The city haes ane o the mucklemaist seaports in Europe.