Deurne (Antwerp)
Deurne is a district in the east of Antwerp .
Data
Deurne is 1,306 ha in size and had 69,408 inhabitants (as of May 31, 2006). The place is divided into the districts Deurne-Ost, -Nord, -Süd, -West and -Zentrum. Each of the quarters has between 10,000 and 15,000 inhabitants.
Attractions
- Antwerp International Airport
- Aviation Museum
- Sterckshof , museum for silversmiths in the castle of the same name
- Renaat Bream House
- St. Fredegandus cemetery
- Sports Palace
Deurne is connected to the center by tram line 10.
history
Deurne was a parish in the Middle Ages that was partly subordinate to the Bishop of Liège and partly to the Lord of Rijen (see: Gilze-Rijen ). After about 1880 the place began to develop into a suburb of Antwerp. In 1983 it became a district of Antwerp.
The stadium "De Bosuil" (German: Waldkauz, -eule) was between 1905 and 1970 the traditional setting of the annual football friendly matches between the national teams of Belgium and the Netherlands . Because the club Royal Antwerp , which currently (2006/07 season) plays in the second Belgian division, ran into financial problems in 2005, it is now threatened with sale and demolition for the purpose of housing construction.
Population development
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Sons and daughters
- Paul Depaepe (* 1931), racing cyclist
- Ludo Dielis (* 1945), world champion billiards
- Benjamin Hendrickx (* 1939), Byzantinist, Africanist, Graecist and historian
- Bjorn Leukemans (* 1977), racing cyclist
- Victor Tubbax (1882–1974), track cyclist
- Adolph Verschueren (1922–2004), racing cyclist
Web links
- District website
- Antwerp Airport website (English, Dutch)
Coordinates: 51 ° 13 ' N , 4 ° 28' E