Hoboken | |
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 Sorghvliedt Castle or Kasteel Sorghvliedt | |
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| Coordinates:51°10′00″N4°22′00″E / 51.16667°N 4.36667°E /51.16667; 4.36667 | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Antwerp |
| Municipality | Antwerp |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 41,853 |
| • Density | 3,922/km2 (10,160/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2660 |
| Area codes | 03 |
| Website | [1] |
Hoboken (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɦoːboːkə(n)]) is a southerndistrict of thearrondissement and city ofAntwerp, in theFlemish Region ofBelgium. It is located at theScheldt river. The name of the district has its origins inMiddle Dutch.
It was a separatemunicipality until 1983. On 1 January 1983, it was absorbed into the municipality of Greater Antwerp whereby Hoboken became one of the 9 districts.
The name Hoboken is derived fromMedieval DutchHooghe Buechen orHoge Beuken, meaningHigh orTallBeeches. To this day there is a hospital in Hoboken named "Hoge Beuken".[2][3]
A local children's story says that the name "Hoboken" is derived from a little boy who accidentally dropped his sandwich in theSchelde river, which flows near Hoboken. In the local dialect ofDutch, a "boke" is a sandwich and "ho" is a way of shouting "stop", so he must have shouted "Ho, boken!!!".[4][5]
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The first historical records of Hoboken date from the 1135 parish ofcapellam de hobuechen qua libam. At that time Hoboken was part ofWilrijk, in theDuchy of Brabant. It has since then evolved from a small village to an industrialized district ofAntwerp.[7]
From the 13th to the 15th century the fiefdom of Hoboken was the property of the Lords of the lands of Rumst: Perwijs,Counts of Vianden,Count of Flanders,House of Luxembourg andHouse of Orange-Nassau. In 1559,William of Orange sold the lands of Rumst and Hoboken to Melchior Schetz (the new Lord of Hoboken).[8]
In 1579, the city of Antwerp joined theUnion of Utrecht and became the capital of theDutch Revolt. In 1585,Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, captured Antwerp after along siege. During the siege of Antwerp, Hoboken was partly flooded and was raided by enemy soldiers. As part of the terms of surrender of Antwerp, itsProtestant citizens were given four years to settle their affairs before quitting the city.[9] Most settlers went to theRepublic of the Seven United Netherlands (the unoccupied part of the Union of Utrecht) in the north, starting theDutch Golden Age. Antwerp's banking was controlled for a generation byGenoa, andAmsterdam became the new trading centre of the region—the population of Amsterdam went from 30.000 in 1570 to 60.000 in 1600 and theAmsterdam Canal District was constructed to accommodate the traders and bankers from Antwerp (including much of itsJewish population).[10]
Many of the early American settlers were refugees from Antwerp and theSouthern Netherlands. The first settlers in New York were Belgians (Flemish Dutch andWalloons), they came to New York in 1623 (Michiel Pauw fromGhent andPeter Minuit fromTournai) and founded settlements at Wallabout,Long Island,Staten Island,Hoboken, andPavonia. A consul of the "Low Countries" in LondonEmanuel van Meteren, born in Antwerp, inducedHenry Hudson to go meet with the famedcartographerPetrus Plancius (fromYpres) in Amsterdam and to support the search for a northeastern passage to India.[11][12]Willem Usselincx, the founding father of theDutch West India Company and the settlement ofNew Sweden was also a merchant from Antwerp.[13]
In 1617, the descendants of Lord Schetz were called baron and were from then on to be known as theHouse of Ursel. In 1683, they carried the title ofcount and in 1717duke d' Ursel.
A turning point in the history of Hoboken was the construction of theCockerillshipyard in 1873.
DuringWorld War I, Antwerp became the fallback point of theBelgian Army after the defeat at theBattle of Liège. TheSiege of Antwerp lasted for 11 days, the city was taken by the German Army afterheavy fighting, and the Belgians were forced to retreatwestwards. Fort 8, one of theforts defending Antwerp located in the south of Hoboken, was of not much use during WWI, it was built in 1864 and was terribly outdated.[14] Antwerp remained underGerman control until the Armistice of 11 November 1918.
On 1 January 1983, Hoboken became a district of the city of Antwerp.
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The main neighbourhoods in Hoboken are:
East of railway line 52
West of railway line 52
| Year | 1806 | 1816 | 1830 | 1846 | 1856 | 1866 | 1876 | 1880 | 1890 |
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| Population | 1550 | 2065 | 2298 | 2633 | 2631 | 2680 | 3410 | 4147 | 6987 |
| Notes:census taken on 31/12 | |||||||||
| Year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1947 | 1961 | 1970 | 1980 | 1982 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 10.202 | 16.882 | 21.006 | 32.700 | 31.725 | 30.557 | 33.693 | 34.640 | 34.562 | |
| Notes:census taken on 31/12 until 1970 + 1 January 1980 + 31 December 1982 | ||||||||||
| Year | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 34.542 | 34.862 | 35.170 | 35.550 | 36.244 | 37.283 | 37.464 | 37.945 | ||
| Notes:census data from 'Antwerpen Buurtmonitor' | ||||||||||
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