About Antwerp, Belgium

Antwerp is a port city on Belgium’s River Scheldt, with history dating to the Middle Ages. In its center, the centuries-old Diamond District houses thousands of diamond traders, cutters and polishers. Antwerp’s Flemish Renaissance architecture is typified by the Grote Markt, a central square in the old town. At the 17th-century Rubens House, period rooms display works by the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens.

• Area: 204.5 km²
• Postal codes: 2000–2660
• Weather: 4°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 93% Humidity
• Population: 498,473 (2011) United Nations
• Colleges and Universities: University of Antwerp
• Did you know: Antwerp is the most populous municipality in Belgium by population (525,935)