Berendrecht

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Berendrecht

Coordinates51.35°, 4.32°

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Overview

Berendrecht is a neighbourhood and former village in Antwerp province in Belgium. Its name means "dike of the bear", according to the area's dialect, or "dike of a man called Bear", or "passage by the marsh". But drecht or tricht means "ferry" or "crossing", and ber or bere in Indo-European means "dam", "defence against water" : the resulting meaning is "river crossing at a dam".

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.