Borgerhout: Difference between revisions

Borgerhout
Borgerhout
District of Antwerp
	Coat of arms
	District of Borgerhout within the city of Antwerp
	Coordinates: 51°12′48″N 4°25′59″W / 51.21333°N 4.43306°W
Country	Belgium
Region	Flanders
Province	Antwerp
Municipality	Antwerp
Area
• Total	3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	45,948
	Source: NIS
Postal code	2140
Area code	03

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit Next edit →

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Revision as of 19:59, 12 July 2018

Borgerhout is the smallest district of Antwerp. As of January 2013^[update]he district houses 45,948 inhabitants.

Geography

Borgerhout is divided into two parts by a highway and the historical walls. The part inside those walls is intra muros (within the walls). It is built around a big boulevard, the Turnhoutsebaan. The Turnhoutsebaan is the biggest shopping street, offering both food and clothing, in both Belgian as foreigner's stores. Intra muros is the young and trendy part of Borgerhout, with a lot of so-called "hipster bars".

People from Borgerhout

Born in Borgerhout

Bachir Boumaaza (born 1980), known by his pseudonym Athene, gaming social activist and internet personality
Guillaume Geefs (1805–1883), sculptor
Floris Jespers (1889–1965), painter
Nahima Lanjri (born 1968), politician
Paul Lebeau (1908–1982), academic
Sister Leontine (1923–2012), pioneer of palliative care^[1]
Milow (Jonathan Vandenbroeck) (born 1981), singer-songwriter
André Nelis (1935–2012), sailor
Joris Note (born 1949), writer
Stan Ockers (1920–1956), cyclist
Hugues C. Pernath (1931–1975), poet
Maria Rosseels (1916–2005), journalist and actor
Michel Seuphor (1901-1999), artist
Robert Van Straelen (born 1934), economist
Thomas Vinçotte (1850–1925), sculptor
Eddy Wauters (born 1933), soccer player
Nadia Fadil (born 1978), socio-cultural anthropologist

(Former) inhabitants of Borgerhout

Tom De Cock (born 1983), writer and radio–DJ
Saskia De Coster (born 1976), writer
Bart Martens (born 1969), politician and a member of the SP.A
Alfred Ost, (1884–1945), artist
Anne Provoost (born 1964), writer
Wouter Van Besien (born 1972), politician, chairman of the ecologist party Groen!
Tom Van Laere (born 1974), musician
Erik Van Looy (born 1962), film director
Rik Van Steenbergen (1924–2003), racing cyclist
Carl Verbraeken (born 1950), president of the Union of Belgian Composers

Gallery

Borgerhout: "districtshuis"
Town hall until 1890
Reuskens of Borgerhout

References

^ "Geschiedenis". www.gza.be. Retrieved 2016-08-28.

External links

Official website

51°12′N 04°26′E / 51.200°N 4.433°E / 51.200; 4.433

This Antwerp Province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

[1] "Geschiedenis". www.gza.be. Retrieved 2016-08-28.

[1]

v t e Populated places in Antwerp
Districts	Antwerp Berchem Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo Borgerhout Deurne Ekeren Hoboken Merksem Wilrijk
Neighbourhoods and villages	Berendrecht Den Dam Diamond Lillo Linkeroever Zandvliet Zuid Zurenborg

Revision as of 10:34, 22 January 2018 edit 136.237.18.10 (talk) →‎Geography ← Previous edit		Revision as of 19:59, 12 July 2018 edit undo LilHelpa (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, Pending changes reviewers 413,397 edits m typo; MOS Next edit →
Line 29: \| area_code = 03 }} Borgerhout is the smallest [[districts of Antwerp\|district]] of [[Antwerp]]. ~~The~~{{As of \|January 2013}}he district houses 45,948 inhabitants ~~(January 2013)~~. ==Geography== Borgerhout is divided ininto two parts by a highway and the historical walls. The part inside those walls is intra muros (within the walls). It's ~~build~~is ~~arround~~built around a big boulevard, the Turnhoutsebaan. The Turnhoutsebaan is the biggest shopping street, offering both food and clothing, in both Belgian as foreigner's stores. Intra muros is the young and trendy part of Borgerhout, with a lot of so -called "hipster bars". == People from Borgerhout == Line 40: === Born in Borgerhout === * [[Bachir Boumaaza]] (born 1980), known by his pseudonym ''Athene'', gaming social activist and internet personality * [[Guillaume Geefs]] (~~1805-1883~~1805–1883), sculptor * [[Floris Jespers]] (~~1889-1965~~1889–1965), painter * [[Nahima Lanjri]] (born 1968), politician * [[Paul Lebeau]] (~~1908-1982~~1908–1982), academic * [[Sister Leontine]] (~~1923-2012~~1923–2012), pioneer of palliative care<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.gza.be/over-gza/geschiedenis/\|title=Geschiedenis\|website=www.gza.be\|access-date=2016-08-28}}</ref> * [[Milow]] (Jonathan Vandenbroeck) (born 1981), singer-songwriter * [[André Nelis]] (~~1935-2012~~1935–2012), sailor * [[Joris Note]] (born 1949), writer * [[Stan Ockers]] (~~1920-1956~~1920–1956), cyclist * [[Hugues C. Pernath]] (~~1931-1975~~1931–1975), poet * [[Maria Rosseels]] (~~1916-2005~~1916–2005), journalist and actor * [[Michel Seuphor]] (1901-1999), artist * [[Robert Van Straelen]] (born 1934), economist * [[Thomas Vinçotte]] (~~1850-1925~~1850–1925), sculptor * [[Eddy Wauters]] (born 1933), soccer player * [[Nadia Fadil]] (born 1978), socio-cultural anthropologist === (Former) inhabitants of Borgerhout === * [[Tom De Cock]] (born 1983), writer and ~~radio–dj~~radio–DJ * [[Saskia De Coster]] (born 1976), writer * [[Bart Martens]] (born 1969), politician and a member of the [[SP.A]] * [[Alfred Ost]], (~~1884-1945~~1884–1945), artist * [[Anne Provoost]] (born 1964), writer * [[Wouter Van Besien]] (born 1972), politician, chairman of the ecologist party [[Groen!]] * [[Admiral Freebee\|Tom Van Laere]] (born 1974), musician * [[Erik Van Looy]] (born 1962), film director * [[Rik Van Steenbergen]] (~~1924-2003~~1924–2003), racing cyclist * [[Carl Verbraeken]] (born 1950), president of the [[Union of Belgian Composers]]