What is the population of this Flemish city in Belgium that is also the birthplace of Frederik Bouttats?
Antwerp Antwerp ( , Dutch: Antwerpen ] , French: "Anvers" ] ) is a Flemish city in Belgium, the capital of Antwerp province in the community of Flanders. With a population of 510,610, it is the most populous city proper in Belgium. Its metropolitan area houses around 1,200,000 people, which is second behind Brussels.
Merksplas Merksplas (] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the town of Merksplas proper. On January 1, 2016, Merksplas had a total population of 8,642. The total area is 44.56 km² which gives a population density of 194 inhabitants per km².