Hoboken, Antwerp
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| Hoboken | |
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| — Deelgemeente — | |
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| Coordinates: 51°17′0″N 4°21′0″E / 51.283333°N 4.35°ECoordinates: 51°17′0″N 4°21′0″E / 51.283333°N 4.35°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Province |  Antwerp |
| Municipality | Antwerp |
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| • Total | 10.67 km2 (4.12 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 34 443 |
| • Density | 3,228/km2 (8,360/sq mi) |
| Source: NIS | |
| Postal code | 2660 |
| Area code | 03 |
Hoboken (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦo.bo.kə(n)]) is a southern district of the arrondissement and city of Antwerp, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located at the Scheldt river.
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[edit] Name
The name Hoboken is derived from Middle Dutch Hooghe Buechen or Hoge Beuken, meaning High or Tall Beeches. To this day there is a hospital in Hoboken named "Hoge Beuken".[1]
A local children's story says that the name "Hoboken" is derived from a little boy who accidentally dropped his sandwich in the Schelde river, which flows near Hoboken. In the local dialect of Dutch, a "boken" is a sandwich and "ho" is a way of shouting "stop", so he must have shouted "Ho, boken!!!".[citation needed]
[edit] Notable Events
Hoboken boasts an annual 5K beer server race. The tradition started, according to legend, in 1777, with the proclamation of the United States of Belgium (Dutch: Verenigde Nederlandse Staten or Verenigde Belgische Staten, French: États-Belgiques-Unis). The race is held annually on the first Sunday of November and is often amalgamated by the All Saints Day celebration.
[edit] References
- ^ (Dutch) Onze ziekenhuizen
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