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14-418: The 'Ring' , Antwerp's circular motorway which follows the track of the former city defense walls, cuts Berchem in two parts, separating the urban inner city area of Oud-Berchem ( intra muros ) from the more residential and suburban areas Groenenhoek, Pulhof and Nieuw Kwartier ( extra muros ). After the decentralization of Antwerp in 2000, Berchem became a semi-independent district with its own legislative body,

28-607: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . European route E19 in Belgium European route E19 is a 551-kilometre (342 mi) long European route . It connects the Netherlands to France via Belgium . The E19 is the busiest road in Europe. Among the places included in its itinerary are: Since October 2007 construction works have started on a new railroad between Schaerbeek and Mechelen on

42-584: Is the ring road around the city of Antwerp , Belgium . The ring road is not complete; however, its completion is planned with the long running proposed construction of the Oosterweel Link which would cross the Scheldt river. The existing Scheldt crossing is via the Kennedy Tunnel . The road is largely built on the area of the former Brialmont Fortress around the city of Antwerp, which

56-1080: The Category:People from Berchem . R1 ring road (Belgium) [REDACTED] 1 Merksem [REDACTED] N129 [REDACTED] Merksem Viaduct [REDACTED] 2 Deurne [REDACTED] N129 , [REDACTED] N120 [REDACTED] Antwerpen-Oost junction [REDACTED] [REDACTED] [REDACTED] E313  / E34  / A13 [REDACTED] 3 Borgerhout [REDACTED] N184 [REDACTED] 4 Berchem [REDACTED] N1 [REDACTED] Antwerpen-Zuid junction [REDACTED] A12 , [REDACTED] [REDACTED] E19  / A1 , [REDACTED] N155 [REDACTED] 5 La Grellelaan [REDACTED] N150 [REDACTED] Antwerpen-Centrum junction [REDACTED] A122 [REDACTED] 5a Het Zuid [REDACTED] N113 [REDACTED] Kennedytunnel [REDACTED] 6 Linkeroever [REDACTED] N70 [REDACTED] Antwerpen-West junction [REDACTED] [REDACTED] E17  / A14 The R1

70-635: The Thalys high-speed train, almost all trains stopping in Antwerp have a stop at Antwerpen-Berchem station. The district of Berchem is also served by the Antwerp tram routes 4 ,7, 9 , 11 and 15, and numerous bus lines, which connect Berchem with the bordering districts and communities, and are operated by the Flemish transport company De Lijn . The local football team is Koninklijk Berchem Sport . See

84-960: The central reservation of the E ;19 (Belgian A1 ) with the purpose of improving the train connection between Antwerp , Brussels Airport and Brussels . In the Netherlands, the E19 starts in Amsterdam on the A4 to pass Through to the Hague, where it switches to the A13 to run Delft and to Rotterdam. There it goes on the Kleinpolderplein on the A20 and Terbregseplein on the A16. At Zwijndrecht it passes through

98-746: The Île-de-France region. It arrives in the agglomeration of Paris and meets the Francilienne, also known as A104, near the airport of Paris-Charles de Gaulle and then the A170 at the junction of Gonesse. Shortly thereafter, the E15 and E19 diverge in the knot of Garonor. The knot of la Courneuve connects it to the A86. The E 19 ends at the Porte de la Chapelle, where it connects to the Boulevard périphérique (ring) and

112-798: The Drechttunnel as it goes on to Dordrecht , over the Moerdijkbruggen, following to the city of Breda and crossing the border at Hazeldonk/Meer into Belgium. In Belgium the E19 runs on the A1 to the Antwerp ring and from Antwerp to the Brusselse ring. The route then leads to France via the A7. In France, the E19 runs first in the Hauts-de-France region on the A2. In Valenciennes, it serves as

126-415: The area was slated for demolition in the 1960s, to be replaced with a business and office complex, demolition was prevented when the area got monumental status in the 1980s. In recent years, the area has become an attraction for architecture-minded visitors. The Driekoningenstraat - Statiestraat is the main shopping and commercial area of Berchem. Though suffering competition from suburban shopping centers,

140-554: The construction and operation of a new link from the River Scheldt to Antwerp, in reply to which it was confirmed that the proposed concession was "unlikely to give rise to problems of compatibiloty with European public procurement law". In order to diminish particulate matter and noise disturbance, the non-governmental organization Ringland has demanded that the ring road should be fully roofed. Liefkenshoektunnel This Belgian road or road transport-related article

154-484: The retail highstreet still has an interesting mix of Belgian, local, and international convenience and non-food stores. The highstreet has recently been refurbished, giving more space to pedestrians. The Groenenhoek is home to the Flemish Tram and Bus Museum . The railway station of Antwerpen-Berchem , located within the district, is the second largest station in the city of Antwerp. With a few exceptions, such as

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168-666: The ring on the A23 motorway to Lille . At the junction of Graincourt-lès-Havrincourt near Cambrai, the E 19 joins the Autoroute des Anglais E 17. It then meets the E 15 European route in the node of Combles. It now runs on the North Autoroute A1 through the Picardy to Paris. The European roads E 15 and E 19 merge into each other. The node of Ablaincourt-Pressoir connects the E 19 to the E 44. Then comes Compiègne before reaching

182-657: The so-called Districtsraad ( District Council ), and its own executive college. The District Council includes 25 members, directly elected for six-year terms by popular vote. The executive college comprises five Aldermen ( Districts schepenen ), including a District Mayor ( Districtsburgemeester ), who are installed by the District Council. The Zurenborg area hosts a high concentration of Art Nouveau and other fin-de-siècle style townhouses, many built between 1894 and 1906. The main streets of interest are Cogels-Osylei , Transvaalstraat , and Waterloostraat . After

196-531: Was constructed between 1859 and 1863. In the course of planning the procurement of the construction works, the Flemish authorities raised several queries with the European Commission , intending to ensure that their plans did not conflict with EU public procurement law . One query related to their proposal to award a concession contract , without market consultation, to SA Tunnel Liefkenshoek for

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