Rotterdam | |
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Ceety an Municipality | |
![]() Rotterdam skyline bi nicht wi the Erasmus Brig (left) athort the Nieuwe Maas in 2012 | |
Eik-name(s): Rotown, Roffa, Rotjeknor | |
Motto(s): Sterker door strijd (Stranger through struggle) | |
![]() Location in Sooth Holland | |
Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°30′E / 51.917°N 4.500°ECoordinates: 51°55′N 4°30′E / 51.917°N 4.500°E | |
Kintra | Netherlands |
Province | Sooth Holland |
Boroughs | 14 Destricts
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Govrenment | |
• Bodi | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Ahmed Aboutaleb (PvdA) |
• Aldermen | List of aldermen
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Area | |
• Municipality | 325.79 km2 (125.79 sq mi) |
• Laund | 208.80 km2 (80.62 sq mi) |
• Water | 116.99 km2 (45.17 sq mi) |
• Randstad | 3043 km2 (1,175 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 651,631 |
• Density | 3121/km2 (8,080/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,015,215 |
• Metro | 1,181,284 |
• Metropolitan region | 2261844 |
• Randstad | 6979500 |
Demonym(s) | Rotterdammer |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Postcode | 3000–3099 |
Aurie code | 010 |
Website | www |
Rotterdam (pronounced /ˈrɒtərdæm/ (deprecatit template); Dutch [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm] ( listen)) is the seicont-lairgest ceety in the Netherlands an the lairgest port in Europe. Stairtin as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam haes grown intae a major internaitional commercial centre. Its strategic location at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North Sea an at the hert o a massive rail, road, air an inland watterwey distribution seestem extendin throughoot Europe means that Rotterdam can richtly be cried the gatewey tae Europe.
Rotterdam haes the follaein ceety an port connections throughoot the warld:
The Breetish baund The Beautiful South recordit a sang named efter this region.
Rotterdam is twinned wi:
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