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The Rotterdam (Dutch Rotterdam) is a city and seat of its municipality South Holland (South Holland).
At a glance
The municipality has an area of 319.35 km2 and a population of 616,528 inhabitants (2013). It is the largest municipality Ολλανδίας, the second, after Amsterdam, in the city population of the country. Rotterdam is the center of the wider homonymous metropolitan area (De plusregio Stadsregio Rotterdam) which, with a population of 1.3 million, is the largest urban area in Ολλανδίας. It is also an important part of the famous Radstadt area.
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How to get there
By air
By airRotterdam has the second largest airport in the country, Rotterdam Airport (formerly known as Zestienhofen) and also serves Hague. It is located in the north of the city.
By train
By train- Frequent itineraries in its cities Ολλανδίας and links to Belgium and France.
- At night: hourly connections to Delft, Hague, Leiden, Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam and by changing with Utrecht.
By road
By road
By boat
By boatThe port of Rotterdam is the largest port in the world - on the banks of the river Nieuwe Maas. Rotterdam has the largest port in Europe, as it serves as a gateway for transatlantic - and not only - goods to the continent. The most important activities for the port of Rotterdam are the petrochemical industry and the commercial transhipment of general cargo. The port serves as an important transit point for the transport of raw materials and other goods between the European continent and other parts of the world. From Rotterdam the goods are transported by ships, barges, trains or by road. Beethoven, a high-speed freight train from Rotterdam to Germany, has been under construction since 2000. West of the city are large oil refineries. The Maas and Rhine rivers also provide excellent inland access. In the first half of the 20th century, the port's activities shifted from the center to the North Sea. The Niue Waterway canal was opened from Rotterdam to the North Sea, to allow water to flow into the -relatively shallow- Rhine and Meuse. Its construction was completed in 1872 and all forms of industrial activity developed on the banks of this canal. The port area of Rotterdam was expanded with the construction of the Europort complex (a gateway to Europe) at Maasflacte, in the North Sea near Hook van Holland. The planning of a second Maasflake was the subject of political debate during the 1990s, as it would be partly government-funded. Construction began in the summer of 2004.
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What to see
Well-known museums of the city are:
- Boehmans Museum - van Beningen (arts)
- Historian Museum (history)
- Falkenundich Museum (foreign peoples and cultures),
- KunstHal
- Maritiem Museum (Navy)
- Bradveermuseum (Museum of Fire).
Euromast has become an important tourist attraction.
Entertainment
Rotterdam was the European Capital of Culture for 2001. The city has its own orchestra, the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with its world-renowned music director Valery Gergiev, a large conference and concert building, the De Dulen (and also many). including the new Luxor Theater) and cinemas. The spacious Ahoy complex in the south of the city is used for pop concerts, exhibitions, tennis tournaments and other similar activities. The city is also home to the Rotterdam Academy of Fine Arts.
Rotterdam is currently undergoing a renaissance, with modest plans for a successful urban redevelopment characterized by ambitious architecture ("Manhattan on the Maas"), a growing glamorous nightlife and a host of summer festivals that glorify the city's multiculturalism and the Caribbean-inspired "Summer Carnival", the Dance Parade, the Metropolis pop festival and the World Harbor Days. The International Film Festival in January, the International Poetry Festival in June, the Valery Gergiev Festival in September make Rotterdam a city of cultural events.
The image of Rotterdam is that of a city of serious workers. In this sense, a healthy competition has developed with Amsterdam, which is often regarded as the cultural capital of the Netherlands.
Rotterdam is also the birthplace of Gamber music, a form of fast-paced music with beats and samples.
It is worth noting that Rotterdam hosted Eurovision Junior 2007.
Football
Rotterdam is the only Dutch city to host 3 professional teams. Specifically, the city is the seat of an Eredivisie football team (Feyenoord), two teams of Dirse Divizi (Sparta and Excelsior) and one of the Huftclass (NTOTO).
Marathon
Rotterdam organizes its own annual marathon, the Rotterdam Marathon, which offers one of the fastest routes in the world. From 1985 to 1998 the world record was set in Rotterdam by Carlos Lopez and later in 1988 by Bellaineh Dinsamo. The marathon starts and ends at Coolsingel, the city's main street.
Studies
Rotterdam has a large university, the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, named in honor of one of its famous former residents, the Desinteri Erasmus. Many of its parts are known worldwide. The Rotterdam School of Management ranks among the best of its kind and according to the 2005 Financial Times rankings is ranked 29th in the world and 7th in Europe. The School of Economics is ranked 8th.
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What will you buy
The city's most famous shopping streets are Lijnbaan - which was the beginning of the pedestrian streets in Rotterdam in 1953 - the Hochstratt (Hoogstraat), η Koelsingel (will say coal canal) where Rotterdam City Hall is located, and the Βεενα (Weena) stretching from Rotterdam Centraal to Piazza della Hopline (Hofplein). In the extension of Hochstratt is a modern part of the commercial market of the city, the Beurstraverse, better known by its unofficial name Koopgoot (rendered as "market - ditch") as it is located at a lower altitude than Hochstratt, which continues on its slopes. THE Crucifixion is the street with most of the stores of branded companies, such as Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Hugo Boss etc. In Koelsingel is also the flagship of the department store chain De Bijenkorf. A little further east, next to the church of St. Lawrence, is the Markthall, an architecturally state-of-the-art shopping center (with small shops, mainly groceries and cafes) with residences in its upper parts, being one of the most famous modern architectures in the city.
The Architecture - Markthall Mall in Rotterdam, October 2015
In southern Rotterdam, the market is located along the Zuidplein, near Ahoy Rotterdam, a center specially designed for shows, exhibitions, sporting events, concerts and conferences. Another mall, called "Alexandrium" - although it is still called by its older name by many Oosterhof is located to the east of the city. It houses a large furniture and kitchenware center.
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