Rijnmond | |
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State | Netherlands |
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Inhabitants | 1.211.523 |
Rijnmond (literally "Bocca del Reno" or "Estuary del Reno") is a territory of the Western Netherlands being part ofSouth Holland.
To know
Rijnmond roughly corresponds to the metropolitan area of Rotterdam.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
- Albrandswaard
- Barendrecht
- Capelle aan den IJssel - East of Rotterdam on the IJssel river.
- Krimpen aan den IJssel - On the southern bank of the IJssel River.
- Maassluis
- Ridderkerk
- Rotterdam - Large economic center sprinkled with modern architecture. Once the largest port in the world, title usurped in 2005 by Shanghai.
- Schiedam - Historic city famous for its jenever (Dutch alcoholic drink).
- Vlaardingen