Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium Genealogy

History
Antwerp is a city in Belgium, and is the capital of Antwerp province in Flanders. With a population of 520,504, it is the most populous city proper in Belgium. Antwerp is on the River Scheldt, linked to the North Sea by the Westerschelde estuary. It is about 25 miles north of Brussels, and about 9 miles from the Dutch border. Antwerp has long been an important city in the Low Countries, both economically and culturally, especially before the Spanish Fury of 1576 in the Dutch Revolt. 

Civil Registration

 * 1588-1913 at FamilySearch — index and images