Spangen

Spangen
Neighbourhood of Rotterdam
Country Netherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
COROPRotterdam
BoroughDelfshaven
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)

Spangen is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

It is in the west of the city with about 10000 inhabitants. From the entrance of Spangen to the center is formed by the Mathenesserbrug across the Delfshavense Schie.

The design of the area is world-famous among architects and urban planners,[1] but for the casual visitor it is not the first thing that strikes. Spangen is socio-economically one of the poorest neighborhoods of the country. The population is over 85 percent of foreign origin.

  1. ^ "Spangen Quarter Housing". www.hiddenarchitecture.net. 25 February 1915. Retrieved 25 November 2017.