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· 07 Feb 2021
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ANTWERP!

#antwerp Antwerpen (in het Nederlands, AntwerpenOver dit geluid [ˈɑntˌʋɛrpə (n)] (? · I), in het Frans, Anvers [ɑ̃ˈvɛʁ (s)]), voorheen bekend als Antuerpia, is een Belgische stad, de hoofdstad van de gelijknamige provincie van Antwerpen, in Vlaanderen. It had 520,504 inhabitants in 2017, making it the most densely populated city in the country, and with 1.2 million in the metropolitan region the second most populated city after Brussels.5 6 The metropolitan area covers 1,449 km.

Antwerp is located on the banks of the Scheldt, connected to the North Sea by the estuary of the Westerschelde. It is located 40 km north of Brussels and about 15 km south of the border with the Netherlands. The port of Antwerp is one of the largest in the world, the second of Europe7 8 and belongs to the top 20 in the world.9 The city is also known for its diamond industry and trade.

At the beginning of the Renaissance, the city belonged to the Spanish Netherlands. The 15th century marked the beginning of the economic development of the city, which became one of the most important commercial centers of Northern Europe (in the middle of the 16th century, the taxes that the Spanish Crown had in the port of Antwerp were from the silver mines of Potosí). For a long time, both economically and culturally, Antwerp was an important city, especially before and during the Spanish Fury (1576) and later during and after the Dutch uprising. Antwerp was also the location of the oldest exhibition building in the world, originally built in 1531 and rebuilt in 1872.10. The first cards printed on copper plates were also produced in Antwerp. The initiator of this type of cartography in 1570 was Abraham Ortelius.

The inhabitants of Antwerp are nicknamed Sinjoren (Dutch pronunciation:/sɪnˈjörən/), by the Spanish honorary title Señor or by the French seigneur, referring to the Spanish nobles who ruled the city in the 17th century.11 The city was the site of the 1920 Olympic Games.

According to the folklore, especially celebrated with a statue in front of the town hall on the Plaza Mayor (Grand Place), the city would have been named after a legend about a giant named Antigoon who would live on the Scheldt. He would take toll from passing skippers, and for those who refused to pay, he cut off one of their hands and threw them into the river. Eventually, the giant would be killed by a young Roman hero named Silvio Brabón (in Latin Silvius Brabo), who would have cut off the giant's hand and thrown into the river. Hence the name Antwerp, throwing off the Dutch hand, which means: throwing the hand.

Another long-cherished theory says that the name originates from the Gallo-Roman period and comes from the Latin antverpia. Antverpia would originate from Ante (formerly) Verpia (deposition, sedimentation), which would indicate the terrain that would be formed by deposition in the curve of a river (which is actually the same origin as the Germanic waerpen). It is noteworthy that before a transition period between 600 and 750, the river Scheldt followed a different course, which must have coincided with the current bypass, placing the city in a bend in the river. a large settlement called Antverpia, but more like an outpost near a river crossing.

If you want to read more, here is the page of the original author! Bye! 💕

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amberes

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Rudy Siedlecki 🌳
En niet onbelangrijk: Antwerpenaren beschouwen de stad ("Het Stad" in het Antwerps) als de navel van de wereld en het Antwerps als een wereldtaal. 🤣
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Zulaima 🌹🍀
Gracias por tu publicidad, así conocemos un poco de Amberes 👍
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Maria
maravillosa publicacion
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Marie
Since I'm from Antwerp and consider our city (The City,'t City) quite common, I'm always pleasantly surprised how others look at it, write about it. Yes, it is a great city, it has very cozy sides and beautiful architecture. I love to be there.
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