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Valaar, Antwerp — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Valaar is a wijk in the northwest of Wilrijk, one of Antwerp's districts, framed by the Hollebeek and the Boomse Steenweg.
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Where to stay in Valaar
How the choice of base plays out on the ground.
No lodging is listed between the Hollebeek and the Boomse Steenweg, so the practical choice runs between a base elsewhere in Wilrijk and one in the Antwerp centre. Kiel and Hoboken lie against its edges. Travellers content to cross the Boomse Steenweg or run down the Krijgsbaan for everything else can make a Valaar-side base work, while anyone wanting the Antwerp centre on the doorstep should look nearer it.
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Hollebeek edge
Valaar's western boundary runs with the Hollebeek, the softest of the wijk's four edges and the one furthest from the Boomse Steenweg. Few places to stay nearby — book ahead.Find hotels in Hollebeek edgedrivers arriving on the Krijgsbaan side of the wijkBoomse Steenweg side
The eastern flank of Valaar meets the Boomse Steenweg, the through route that puts the wijk within easy reach of a car. Beds are limited here, so book early.Find hotels in Boomse Steenweg sideHotel 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
About Valaar
What are the main landmarks in Valaar?
Valaar's interest sits in its edges. The Hollebeek runs down the western side, the paired De Bruynlaan and VIIe Olympiadelaan cross the north, the Boomse Steenweg holds the east, and the Krijgsbaan closes the south. Four lines, four different characters.
A stream draws one boundary and a numbered highway another, an unusual spread of frontages for a wijk whose register names no single building, church or square.
What is the history of Valaar?
Boundaries are what the Valaar record holds. No founding year, charter or first mention appears in the file, so the traceable story runs through Wilrijk instead, the Antwerp district that contains it. Kiel and Hoboken are the neighbours.
Those two, with the Boomse Steenweg on one flank and the Krijgsbaan on the other, have done more to settle what counts as Valaar than any dated event on its own sheet.
Where is Valaar?
The Hollebeek closes the west, the De Bruynlaan and VIIe Olympiadelaan the north, and the Krijgsbaan the south, with Kiel and Hoboken alongside.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Valaar?
Hollebeek edge: the western strip that follows the Hollebeek. Boomse Steenweg side: drivers arriving on the Krijgsbaan side of the wijk.
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Updated September 2026