Antwerp

Antwerp (Dutch name: Antwerpen; French name: Anvers) is a city and a municipality in Belgium, its chief centre of commerce and a strong fortified position; it is capital of Antwerp province, in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions. Antwerp's total population is ca. 457,749 (January 2005). Its total area is 204.51 km² with a population density of 2,238.23 inhabitants per km². The agglomeration has a population of ca. 800,000 (municipality: 457,749 (2005), metropolitan area: ca. 1,225,000 (2004)).

Famous Antwerp people

• Peter Paul Rubens, painter
  
• Anthony Van Dyck, painter
  
• Jacob Jordaens, painter
  
• David Teniers the Younger, painter
  
• Abraham Ortelius, humanist and cartographer
  
• Christoffel Plantijn, humanist and book printer
  
• Hendrik Conscience, Flemish writer and author of the famous De leeuw van Vlaanderen ("The lion of Flanders")
  
• Paul Van Ostaijen, Flemish poet
  
• Willem Elsschot, Flemish novel writer
  
• Tom Barman, rock singer and film director
  
• The "Antwerp Six": Dries Van Noten, Dirk Bikkembergs, Dirk Van Saene, Ann Demeulemeester, Walter Van Beirendonck and Marina Yee (fashion designers)