Zandvliet

Zandvliet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɑntflit]) is a former Belgian town forming part of the Antwerp district of Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo.

In 1622 the Spaniard Ambrogio Spinola constructed a fortification with seven bastions around Zandvliet, to strengthen the defenses of Antwerp against the northern Netherlands.

At the beginning of the 18th century France drove Spain from Zandvliet after which the fortress became derelict.

The church in Zandvliet was destroyed during the wars against Spain, but was rebuilt in 1648 by the bishop of Saint Michael's Abbey in Antwerp.

In 1958 Berendrecht, Zandvliet and Lillo were incorporated in Antwerp and the polder landscape largely expropriated for harbour development.

Map of the Castle near Zandvliet together with the flood lands, polders, canals and streambeds that lie between Bergen op Zoom and Antwerp , 1645