Wilrijk (old spelling: Wilrijck) is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Wilrijk had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1983; the enlarged municipality of Antwerp was decentralized in 2000 and Wilrijk became one the city's nine districts.
This suburb is also known as the Goat village, because of its Goat parade. Every five years this parade attracts a lot of tourists. The most recent one was held on September 19, 2010.
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