Birnin Antwerp

Birnin Antwerp
birni ne a cikin yankin Flemish na kasar Belgium. Babban birni ne kuma mafi girma a lardin Antwerp, kuma birni na uku mafi girma a Belgium ta yanki a 204.51 km2 (78.96 sq mi) bayan Tournai da Couvin. Tana da yawan jama'a kimanin 536,079, ita ce birni mafi yawan jama'a a Belgium, kuma tana da yawan jama'a sama da mutane 1,200,000, yanki na biyu mafi girma a ƙasar bayan Brussels.

Tarihi
An yi zargin cewa Antwerp na tarihi ya samo asali ne a cikin al'amuran Gallo-Roman. An gudanar da tonon sililin a cikin mafi daɗaɗɗen sashe kusa da Scheldt a cikin 1952-1961 (ref. Princeton), ya samar da tarkacen tukwane da gutsuttsuran gilashi daga tsakiyar karni na 2 zuwa ƙarshen karni na 3. A cikin karni na 4, an fara sunan Antwerp, bayan da Jamusanci Franks suka zauna.[16] Saint Amand yayi wa'azin Merovingian Antwerp a karni na 7. Gidan Het Steen ya samo asali ne a zamanin Carolingian a cikin karni na 9th. Wataƙila an gina ginin ne bayan kutsewar Viking a farkon zamanai na tsakiya; a cikin 879 Normans sun mamaye Flanders. An gina tsarin da ya tsira tsakanin 1200 zuwa 1225 a matsayin ƙofa zuwa babban gidan Dukes na Brabant wanda aka rushe a ƙarni na 19. Ginin mafi tsufa a Antwerp.[19] A ƙarshen karni na 10, Scheldt ya zama iyakar Daular Roman Mai Tsarki. Antwerp ya zama maras kyau a cikin 980, ta Sarkin Jamus Otto II, lardin iyaka da ke fuskantar gundumar Flanders.
On January 1st 2023. Statistics of the Federal Public Service of the Interior: https://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/fileadmin/user_upload/fr/pop/statistiques/population-bevolking-20230101.pdf 
"De Belgische Stadsgewesten 2001" (PDF). Statistics Belgium. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 19 October 2008. Definitions of metropolitan areas in Belgium.  

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