Rotterdam

Summary

Rotterdam is a big city^[1]. Rotterdam draws 1,864 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #33 of 300).^[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 image is recorded as Rotterdam1.JPG^[9].
• Rotterdam's image is recorded as Erasmusbrug seen from Euromast.jpg^[10].
• Rotterdam's image is recorded as 0 8605 Rotterdam - Het Witte Huis.jpg^[11].
• Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as big city^[12].
• Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as city^[13].
• Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[14].
• Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as port city^[15].
• Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[16].
• Rotterdam's instance of is recorded as human settlement^[17].
• Rotterdam's flag image is recorded as Flag of Rotterdam.svg^[18].
• Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Pijnacker-Nootdorp^[19].
• Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Nissewaard^[20].
• Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Schiedam^[21].
• Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Lansingerland^[22].
• Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Delft^[23].
• Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Zuidplas^[24].
• Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Capelle aan den IJssel^[25].
• Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Ridderkerk^[26].
• Rotterdam's shares border with is recorded as Barendrecht^[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^[12], city^[13], place with town rights and privileges^[14], port city^[15], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[16], and human settlement^[17].

History and Context

dam is named after Rotterdam^[32].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rotterdam include Rotterdam The Hague Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Netherlands^[35]; SS Rotterdam^[36], a cruise ship^[37], in Netherlands^[38]; Borealis^[39], a cruise ship^[40]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area^[41], a metropolitan area^[42], in Netherlands^[43], headquartered in Rotterdam^[44]; Rotterdam^[45], a town in the United States^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1661^[48]; Rotterdam Centraal railway station^[49], a railway station^[50], in Netherlands^[51], founded in 2003^[52]; HNLMS Rotterdam^[53], a landing ship^[54]; and Rotterdam Records^[55].

Why It Matters

Rotterdam draws 1,864 Wikipedia views per month (big_city category, ranking #33 of 300).^[2] Rotterdam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] Rotterdam is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

Entities named for Rotterdam include Rotterdam The Hague Airport^[33], an airport^[34], in Netherlands^[35]; SS Rotterdam^[36], a cruise ship^[37], in Netherlands^[38]; Borealis^[39], a cruise ship^[40]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area^[41], a metropolitan area^[42], in Netherlands^[43], headquartered in Rotterdam^[44]; Rotterdam^[45], a town in the United States^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1661^[48]; and Rotterdam Centraal railway station^[49], a railway station^[50], in Netherlands^[51], founded in 2003^[52].