Borgerhout
| Borgerhout | ||
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| District of Antwerp | ||
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 District of Borgerhout within the city of Antwerp | ||
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 Flemish Region | |
| Province | Antwerp | |
| Municipality | Antwerp | |
Borgerhout is a district in the city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The district houses 41,614 inhabitants (as of 31 May 2006) reflecting 90 nationalities. It is divided in two by three adjoining traffic arteries (the Ring highway, the Singel boulevard, and the main railway Brussels-Amsterdam).
The Ring highway surrounding Antwerp follows the line of the old city walls which is why the portion of Borgerhout 'within' the ring highway is known as Borgerhout 'intra muros' (within the walls) whereas the portion outside the ring highway is known as Borgerhout 'extra muros' (outside the walls). Population density is lower in the more recently developed 'extra muros' part of the town. The 'inter muros' part of the town is more densely populated and also contains the main shopping street.
Local references to this part of the town as "Borgerokko" are believed to derive from the higher proportion of residents from North Africa, many being of Moroccan descent. In 2002, there were widespread riots in Borgerhout after a white Belgian man murdered Mohammed Achrak, an Islamic religious affairs teacher of Moroccan origin. Racial tensions have been brewing in Antwerp—where one in three voters supports the far-right anti-immigration Vlaams Belang—for years.[1] In 2011, a smaller riot occurred in the neighborhood after the Moroccan soccer team defeated the Algerian team 4-0.[2] Many residents, however, feel the news coverage of these events has been overblown because of fears of ethnic minorities.[3]
People from Borgerhout
Born in Borgerhout
- 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
- Paul Lebeau (1908-1982), academic
- Sister Leontine (1923-2012), pioneer of palliative care[4]
- Milow (Jonathan Vandenbroeck) (born 1981), singer-songwriter
- André Nelis (1935-2012), sailer
- 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
- Robert Van Straelen (born 1934), economist
- Thomas Vinçotte (1850-1925), sculptor
- Eddy Wauters (born 1933), soccer player
(Former) inhabitants of Borgerhout
- 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
Gallery
Borgerhout: "districtshuis"
Town hall until 1890
Reuskens of Borgerhout
References
- ↑ Osborn, Andrew (1 December 2001). "'Arab Malcolm X' poised to put a flame to Belgium's powder keg". The Guardian UK. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ↑ "'Rioting in Antwerp after Morocco beat Algeria 4-0 in soccer'". De Redactie. 5-6-2011. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ "Muslims in Antwerp Findings and Recommendations" (PDF). The At Home in Europe Project. Open Society Foundations. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
- ↑ "Geschiedenis". www.gza.be. Retrieved 2016-08-28.
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Coordinates: 51°12′N 04°26′E / 51.200°N 4.433°E