Brabo Antwerpen
Brabo * Bråbo, a hundred (former administrative division) in Sweden. * Silvius Brabo, a Roman soldier in Belgian legend. ** Brabo Fountain The Brabo Fountain ( nl, Brabofontein) is located in the Grote Markt (main square) of Antwerp, Belgium, in front of the City Hall. The ceremonial inauguration of the sculpture took place in 1887. Jef Lambeaux realized the set of the bronze fou ...

Bråbo
A hundred is a geographic division formerly used in northern Germanic countries and related colonies, which historically was used to divide a larger region into smaller administrative divisions. The equivalent term in Swedish is (in Uppland also known as during the early Middle Ages); in Danish and Norwegian, ; in Finnish, ; and in Estonian, . The Scanian hundreds were Danish until the Treaty of Roskilde The Treaty of Roskilde (concluded on 26 February ( OS), or 8 March 1658) ( NS) during the Second Northern War between Frederick III of Denmark–Norway and Karl X Gustav of Sweden in the Danish city of Roskilde. After a devastating defeat, ... of 1658. List {{DEFAULTSORT:Hundreds Of Sweden, List Of Subdivisions of Sweden Hundreds of Sweden Hundreds ...
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Silvius Brabo
Silvius Brabo �sɪɫviəz ˈbraːboːwas a mythical Roman soldier who was said to have killed a giant, and by this would have created the name '' Brabant''. Later this story was also used to explain the name '' Antwerp'' ('Antwerpen' in Dutch) which, according to the story, is a derivative of 'handwerpen' (meaning ''hand throwing''). Brabo once killed a giant, called Druon Antigoon, who asked money from people who wanted to pass the bridge over the river Scheldt. When they didn't want to or couldn't pay, he cut off their hand and threw it in the river. Because of this, Brabo also removed the hand of the giant, and threw it into the river. This mythical story is still shown by the statue in front of the Antwerp City Hall The City Hall (Dutch: ) of Antwerp, Belgium, stands on the western side of Antwerp's Grote Markt ("Great Market Square"). Erected between 1561 and 1565 after designs made by Cornelis Floris de Vriendt and several other architects and artists, t .... Referen ...
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