Borgerhout
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] |
Borgerhout (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌbɔrɣərˈɦʌut] )[2] is the smallest district of Antwerp, Belgium. As of 2021[update], the district houses 45,769 inhabitants on 3,93 km².[1] It was an independent municipality until January 1983. The postal area code for Borgerhout is 2140.
Geography
[edit]Borgerhout 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
[edit]Borgerhout 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
[edit]Borgerhout 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
[edit]Born 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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