Ekeren
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Ekeren () is a northern district of the municipality of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The suburb celebrated its 850th birthday in 2005; the name of the town was first mentioned in 1155, as "Hecerna". The name possibly originates from Vikings who settled there in the ninth century after using the oak trees.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Ekeren
- Settlement.settlement_type
- District of Antwerp
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Image:Hof van Veltwijck.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- The Hof van Veltwijck, home of the district council
- Settlement.image_flag
- Ekeren flag.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Blason district be Ekeren.svg
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- none
- Settlement.map_caption1
- Location of Ekeren in Antwerp
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Belgium#Belgium Antwerp
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Community
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Flemish Community
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Flemish Region
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- Province
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Antwerp
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Arrondissement
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- Ekeraar
- Population
- 29284
- Area
- 13.5
- Official website
- www.antwerpen.be/nl/overzicht/district-ekeren-1/nieuws
- Image
- Hof van Veltwijck.jpg
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- postal code
- 2180
- Commons category
- Ekeren
- P13200
- flerovium
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Ekeren () is a northern district of the municipality of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The suburb celebrated its 850th birthday in 2005; the name of the town was first mentioned in 1155, as "Hecerna". The name possibly originates from Vikings who settled there in the ninth century after using the oak trees.
Ekeren used to be the home town of the Germinal Ekeren football club until Germinal merged with K. Beerschot V.A.C. into K.F.C. Germinal Beerschot (in 1999). The new club is based in the Olympisch Stadion in Antwerp.
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