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Wilrijk
District of Antwerp in Flemish Community, Belgium

Wilrijk

Wilrijk is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Belgian province of Antwerp.

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Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was decentralized in 2000 and Wilrijk became one of the city's nine districts.

How locals move

Getting around Wilrijk the local way

  • Get inThere are some regular, but mostly seasonal flights to various popular holiday destinations in Southern Europe, Morocco and Turkey, as well as private and chartered (business) aviation.
  • Get inFrom the United Kingdom: take your bike on the ferry from Dover to Dunkerque (France, 20 km from the Belgian border, from the ferry port is actually over 30 km) and follow the coastal road from there until you reach De Panne (Belgium).
  • Go nextSome of the more popular destinations that can be visited on a day trip from Antwerp are: Bruges (Brugge) — Very nice medieval town.
  • Go nextThe train ride is pretty long (sometimes over two hours) making it less easy for a day trip.

From Wikivoyage: Antwerp, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Smiley.toerist (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.