Van Oord

Dutch dredging company
Organization business Q636285
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Van Oord

Summary

Van Oord is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Van Oord is in the country of Netherlands[3].
  • Van Oord's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Van Oord's founder is recorded as Govert van Oord[5].
  • Van Oord's headquarters location is recorded as Rotterdam[6].
  • Van Oord's Commons category is recorded as Van Oord[7].
  • Van Oord's industry is recorded as dredging[8].
  • January 1, 1868 marks the founding of Van Oord[9].
  • Van Oord's official website is recorded as http://www.vanoord.com/[10].
  • Van Oord's product or material produced is recorded as Palm Islands[11].
  • Van Oord's product or material produced is recorded as The World[12].
  • Van Oord's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+5000'}[13].
  • Van Oord's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Van Oord N.V.'}[14].
  • Van Oord's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[15].
  • Van Oord's owner of is recorded as Aeolus[16].
  • Van Oord's owner of is recorded as Athena[17].

Body

Founding

Van Oord's founder is recorded as Govert van Oord[5]. January 1, 1868 marks the founding of it[9].

Identity

Van Oord's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'it N.V.'}[14].

Operations

Van Oord's headquarters location is recorded as Rotterdam[6].

Industry

Van Oord's industry is recorded as dredging[8].

Ownership

Products include Palm Islands[11] and The World[12].

Why It Matters

Van Oord ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . koninklijkhuis.nl. Retrieved . koninklijkhuis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . koninklijkhuis.nl. Retrieved . koninklijkhuis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . koninklijkhuis.nl. Retrieved . koninklijkhuis.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Country → Netherlands
    Country → —
    P14750 → BDE0-B252-8FCA-7DC2-3129
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: BDE0-B252-8FCA-7DC2-3129, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269256|batch #269256]]"
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