Facts and figures

• Antwerp is the largest city of the and is located in the Kingdom of , the official language is Dutch.
• Coordinates: 51°13’16” NB and 4°23’60” OL
• 7,5 metres above sea level, distance from north to south: 26km, distance from west to east: 11 km
• Antwerp has more than 500,000 inhabitants.
• Antwerp has inhabitants of 173 (!) nationalities
• Antwerp is subdivided into nine districts: Antwerp, Berchem, Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo, Borgerhout, Deurne, Ekeren, Hoboken, Merksem and Wilrijk

Hotels

In 2015, Antwerp had 57 accredited hotels. Fourteen percent of all the hotels were one or two star hotels, whereas 42.11% of the hotels had been awarded three stars. The three and four star hotels account for about 72% of all accredited hotels in Antwerp. The three and four star hotels also have the largest market share in terms of rooms. Almost 84% of all accredited rooms in Antwerp hotels are in three or four star hotels. (2015 Hotel report)

Overnight stays and arrivals

Antwerp is in the top three of Belgian destinations in terms of the number of overnight stays and arrivals, attracting both tourists and business visitors. In 2015, the city accounted for almost two million overnight stays.