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Den Dam, Antwerp — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Den Dam is a working quarter in northern Antwerp, built around the Lobroekdok and the old slaughterhouse ground off the Slachthuislaan.
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Where to stay in Den Dam
The practical side of choosing where to sleep.
Rooms here sit north of the centre. Den Dam keeps its beds along the Slachthuislaan and the Lange Lobroekstraat, the butchers' street whose grill houses draw diners from across Antwerp, with the water of the Lobroekdok closing the quarter's eastern side. Concert nights fill the Schijnpoortweg.
The Sportpaleis stands just beyond the dock, and Park Spoor Noord opens the ground toward Seefhoek in the south.
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Along the Slachthuislaan
The wide avenue tracing the Lobroekdok, with the cleared slaughterhouse ground opening behind its house fronts.Find hotels in Along the SlachthuislaanDiners aiming for a steak a few doors from the bed.The Lange Lobroekstraat end
Den Dam's butchers' street, where the grill houses stand within one block of each other.Find hotels in The Lange Lobroekstraat endAnyone booked into a Sportpaleis show who would rather walk back than ride.Toward the Schijnpoortweg
The far bank of the Lobroekdok under the Sportpaleis roof, where arena crowds arrive and leave.Find hotels in Toward the SchijnpoortwegHotel links are affiliate links: booking through them may earn us a commission, at no extra cost to you. It never affects how places are ranked. How this works
Things to do in and around Antwerp
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Churches & Religious Sites
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About Den Dam
What are the main landmarks in Den Dam?
The quarter's own landmark is a concert hall. Across the Lobroekdok on the Schijnpoortweg, the Sportpaleis fills for arena shows, and Plopsa Station Antwerp runs its indoor rides under the same roofline. Antwerp's museum set lies south.
The Museum aan de Stroom rises over the docks at the Eilandje, with Het Steen on the riverfront and the Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal above the old centre beyond it, while Antwerp Zoo sits east of the same core.
What is the history of Den Dam?
The name is the Dutch word for a dam, and the quarter grew on low ground north of the walled city, where the polder began. Antwerp put its municipal slaughterhouse here, off what became the Slachthuislaan. Butchers followed the abattoir.
The Lange Lobroekstraat filled with grill houses that outlasted the killing floors, and the Lobroekdok was cut alongside as the harbour pushed north, before the ring motorway was carried past the quarter on a viaduct.
Where is Den Dam?
Den Dam covers the ground between the Lobroekdok and Park Spoor Noord in northern Antwerp, with Merksem north beyond the Albertkanaal and the Eilandje west.
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What is the best area to stay in Den Dam?
Along the Slachthuislaan: Travellers who want dock water and open building ground at the door.. The Lange Lobroekstraat end: Diners aiming for a steak a few doors from the bed.. Toward the Schijnpoortweg: Anyone booked into a Sportpaleis show who would rather walk back than ride..
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Updated October 2026