Antwerp (province) - province in Flanders, Belgium

Antwerp is one of the five provinces of Flanders (the Dutch-speaking, northern part of Belgium). Most information that you might expect to find here can be found either on the page for Flanders, on the page for Belgium or on one of the city pages.

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Dutch is the language spoken in the province of Antwerp, and it's the only official language in the province and the rest of Flanders; the local dialect is called "Antwerps", which is a form of Brabantian. English is also spoken by most people.

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Events

In Flames performs at Graspop 2008

  • Antilliaanse Feesten. This festival is by no doubt the largest Carribean Festival of Belgium and is held in the town of Hoogstraten in the north of the province. It usually is celebrated in August.
  • Graspop Metal Meeting. Yearly heavy metal music festival held in the town of Dessel, in June.
  • Reggae Geel. The largest reggae festival in Belgium takes place in the beginning of August in the town of Geel in the Antwerp province.
  • Tomorrowland. Yearly electrical metal music festival held since 2005 in the town of Boom, in the south of the province. It has become one of the world's largest and notable music festivals.

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Province of Antwerp

provant.beprovincieantwerpen.be
Date Time:Please wait...Timezone:Europe/BrusselsPopulation:1.8 MCoordinates:51.22, 4.42

Flanders

Primary administrative division

Belgium

belgium.be/en
Population:11.4 MDial code:+32Currency:Euro (EUR)Voltage:230 V, 50 Hz