Borgerhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɔrɣərˈɦʌut] )[2] is the smallest district of Antwerp, Belgium. As of 2021[update], the district housed 45,769 inhabitants on 3.93 km².[1] It was an independent municipality until January 1983. The postal area code for Borgerhout is 2140.
Borgerhout | |
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![District House of Borgerhout [nl]](/wiki/File:Borgerhout_Gemeentehuis2.JPG) | |
.svg) Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Borgerhout  | |
 Location of Borgerhout in Antwerp | |
  Borgerhout   Borgerhout | |
| Coordinates: 51°13′00″N 4°26′00″E / 51.21667°N 4.43333°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community |  Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province |  Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Antwerp |
| Municipality | Antwerp |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.93 km2 (1.52 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 45,769 |
| • Density | 12,000/km2 (30,000/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2140 |
| Area codes | 03 |
| Website | [1] |
This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (November 2024) |
Geography
editBorgerhout is divided into two parts by a highway and the historical walls.[3] The part inside those walls is "intra muros," meaning (within the walls). It is built around a big boulevard, the Turnhoutsebaan
Demographics
editBorgerhout has an extremely diverse population, with 63% percent of inhabitants having non-Belgian ancestry. Of the nine districts of Antwerp, it has the highest population density.[4]
History
editBorgerhout was first mentioned in the year 1214 in an act written by the Duke of Brabant. It was then named 'Borgerholt'.[5]
Etymology
edit"Borger" likely comes from the old word for citizen or city dweller. Currently, the Dutch word for this is "burger". It might also refer to the word "borgh", meaning a fortress or fortified building. Borghmeester (1254) or borgermeyster (1286) are mentioned in written sources as the word for "mayor", literally "master of the fortress" or "master of the citizens".[6] "Hout" (or previously "holt) means "wood". It is similar to some naming conventions in English, for example "Hollywood". It refers to a time when Borgerhout was still much greener, and had not yet merged with greater Antwerp. It likely also explains the tree on the coat of arms.
People from Borgerhout
editBorn in Borgerhout
edit- 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
- Sister Leontine (1923–2012), pioneer of palliative care[7]
- 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
- Paul van Morckhoven (1910–1990), dramatist and theatre critic
- Robert Van Straelen (born 1934), economist
- Thomas Vinçotte (1850–1925), sculptor
- Eddy Wauters (born 1933), football player
(Former) inhabitants of Borgerhout
edit- 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
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reuskens van Borgerhout==Gallery==
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Town hall until 1890 -
Reuskens of Borgerhout
References
edit- ^ a b c "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 11002S". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "Finale street soccer in Borgerhout". YouTube. ATV. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaart van Borgerhout – Kaarten van Antwerpen". 23 October 2021.
- ^ "Dashboard".
- ^ "Borgerhout".
- ^ "Waarom schrijven we burgemeester en niet burgermeester?". 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Geschiedenis". www.gza.be. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
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