where is antwerp
, French: Anvers [ÉÌvÉÊ(s)]) is a city in Belgium which is the capital of Antwerp province. With a population of 510,610, it is the most populous city in Flanders.Its metropolitan area houses around 1,200,000 people. Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the Westerschelde estuary.The Port of Antwerp is one of the biggest in the world, ranking third in Europe and within the top 20 globally.ntwerp was the richest city in Europe at this time. Antwerp's golden age is tightly linked to the  Age of Exploration . During the first half of the 16th century Antwerp grew to become the second-largest European city north of the Alps.