Rotterdam | |
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City and municipality | |
| Nickname(s): Rotown, Roffa, Rotjeknor, Nultien, 010 | |
| Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger through effort) | |
 Location in South Holland | |
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| Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°29′E / 51.92°N 4.48°E | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Province |  South Holland |
| Districts | |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Carola Schouten (CU) |
| • Aldermen | |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 324.14 km2 (125.15 sq mi) |
| • Land | 217.55 km2 (84.00 sq mi) |
| • Water | 106.59 km2 (41.15 sq mi) |
| • Randstad | 3,043 km2 (1,175 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Municipality | 664,311 |
| • Density | 2,995/km2 (7,760/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,273,385 |
| • Metro | 2,390,101 [a] |
| • Randstad | 8,366,078 |
| Demonym | Rotterdammer |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postcode | 3000–3099 |
| Area code | 010 |
| Website | rotterdam.nl (in Dutch) |
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Rotterdam (/ˈrɒtərdæm/ ROT-ər-dam, UK also /ˌrɒtərˈdæm/ ROT-ər-DAM;[8][9] Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm] ; lit. 'The Dam on the River Rotte') is the second-largest city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the "New Meuse" inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse at first and now to the Rhine.
Rotterdam's history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by William IV, Count of Holland. The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area, with a population of approximately 2.7 million, is the 10th-largest in the European Union and the most populous in the country.
A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest seaport. In 2022, Rotterdam had a population of 655,468 and is home to over 180 different nationalities.[10]
Rotterdam is known for its university, riverside setting, lively cultural life, maritime heritage and modern architecture. The near-complete destruction of the city centre during the World War II German bombing has resulted in a varied architectural landscape, including skyscrapers designed by architects such as Rem Koolhaas, Piet Blom and Ben van Berkel.[11][12][13]
The Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt give waterway access into the heart of Western Europe, including the highly industrialized Ruhr. The extensive distribution system including rail, roads, and waterways have earned Rotterdam the nicknames "Gateway to Europe" and "Gateway to the World".[14][15][16]
- ^ "College van b en w" [Board of mayor and aldermen] (in Dutch). Gemeente Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2020" [Key figures for neighbourhoods 2020]. StatLine (in Dutch). CBS. 24 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ a b Anita Bouman–Eijs; Thijmen van Bree; Wouter Jonkhoff; Olaf Koops; Walter Manshanden; Elmer Rietveld (17 December 2012). De Top 20 van Europese grootstedelijke regio's 1995–2011; Randstad Holland in internationaal perspectief [Top 20 of European metropolitan regions 1995–2011; Randstad Holland compared internationally] (PDF) (Technical report) (in Dutch). Delft: TNO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "Over de Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag". MRDH.nl. 2014. Archived from the original on 10 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
De Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag is het gebied dat nu de huidige stadregio's Rotterdam en Haaglanden omvat. Binnen dat gebied gaan de 24 gemeenten hun krachten bundelen in het samenwerkingsverband Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag om de internationale concurrentiepositie van de regio te versterken. De Metropoolregio regio heeft 2,2 miljoen inwoners.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand" [Population growth; regions per month]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; Regionale kerncijfers Nederland" [Regional core figures Netherlands]. CBS Statline (in Dutch). CBS. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ^ "Postcodetool for 3011AD". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
- ^ Wells, John C. (2008), Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.), Longman, ISBN 9781405881180
- ^ Roach, Peter (2011), Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9780521152532
- ^ "Bevolkingsontwikkeling; regio per maand". CBS StatLine (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 25 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
8,219,380 Randstad
2,620,000 Rotterdam-The Hague Metro
1,160,000 Rotterdam Urban
651,446 Rotterdam Municipality - ^ "Top 10 Cities : The Rough Guide to 2014". Rough Guides. 9 March 2015. Archived from the original on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
- ^ "Urbanism Awards: Rotterdam takes top prize". Academy of Urbanism. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ New York Times. (2023, May 11). Things to do in Rotterdam. The New York Times. Retrieved October 17, 2024, from https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/05/11/travel/things-to-do-rotterdam.html
- ^ Jan Walburg (1 August 1984). The port of Rotterdam: Gateway to Europe.
- ^ Royal van Gorcum (1999). Dutch Culture in a European Perspective: 1950, prosperity and welfare.
"Rotterdam port: Gateway to Europe" (p.151)
- ^ "Gateway to the world: how EU helped Rotterdam to become Europe's largest port | News | European Parliament". europarl.europa.eu. 21 February 2014. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
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