Rotterdam
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Rotterdam
Summary
Rotterdam is a big city[1]. Rotterdam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Rotterdam was a member of International Cities of Refuge Network[3].
- Rotterdam is located in Rotterdam[4].
- Rotterdam is in the country of Netherlands[5].
- Rotterdam is on the body of water Nieuwe Waterweg[6].
- Rotterdam is on the body of water Nieuwe Maas[7].
- Rotterdam's head of government is recorded as Carola Schouten[8].
- Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as big city[9].
- Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as city[10].
- Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges[11].
- Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as port city[12].
- Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[13].
- Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as human settlement[14].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Pijnacker-Nootdorp[15].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Nissewaard[16].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Schiedam[17].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Lansingerland[18].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Delft[19].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Zuidplas[20].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Capelle aan den IJssel[21].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Ridderkerk[22].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Barendrecht[23].
- Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Albrandswaard[24].
- dam is named after Rotterdam[25].
- Rotterdam's flag is recorded as flag of Rotterdam[26].
- Rotterdam's twinned administrative body is recorded as Cologne[27].
Body
Geography
Rotterdam is in the country of Netherlands[5]. Rotterdam is located in Rotterdam[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Nieuwe Waterweg[6], a canal[28], in Netherlands[29] and Nieuwe Maas[7], a river[30], in Netherlands[31].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include big city[9], city[10], place with town rights and privileges[11], port city[12], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[13], and human settlement[14].
History and Context
dam is named after Rotterdam[25].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Rotterdam include Borealis[32], a cruise ship[33]; Rotterdam The Hague Airport[34], an airport[35], in Netherlands[36]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area[37], a metropolitan area[38], in Netherlands[39], headquartered in Rotterdam[40]; Rotterdam[41], a town in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1661[44]; Rotterdam Centraal railway station[45], a railway station[46], in Netherlands[47], founded in 2003[48]; SS Rotterdam[49], a cruise ship[50], in Netherlands[51]; HNLMS Rotterdam[52], a landing ship[53]; and Beste Rotterdamse Boek[54], an award[55], in Netherlands[56], founded in 2007[57].
Why It Matters
Rotterdam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Rotterdam is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]
Entities named for Rotterdam include Borealis[32], a cruise ship[33]; Rotterdam The Hague Airport[34], an airport[35], in Netherlands[36]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area[37], a metropolitan area[38], in Netherlands[39], headquartered in Rotterdam[40]; Rotterdam[41], a town in the United States[42], in United States[43], founded in 1661[44]; Rotterdam Centraal railway station[45], a railway station[46], in Netherlands[47], founded in 2003[48]; and SS Rotterdam[49], a cruise ship[50], in Netherlands[51].