Hoogvliet

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Hoogvliet
Country	Netherlands
Province	Zuid-Holland
Municipality	Rotterdam
Population	ca. 36.600

Hoogvliet in the municipality of Rotterdam.

Hoogvliet is a town and separate borough within Rotterdam in the Netherlands. As per 1 January 2004, it had 36,619 inhabitants.

Hoogvliet is a former village in South Holland. The village was first mentioned on 26 May 1326 in the archive of the heren van Putten & Strijen inv. nr. 144. The village used to be called Oedenvliet, Oudenvliet and Odenvliet. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1934, when it merged with Rotterdam.^[1]

[edit] Public transportation

Erasmus Line (Rotterdam Metro): Rotterdam Central station - Rhoon (m. Albrandswaard) - Poortugaal (ditto) - Hoogvliet (m. Rotterdam) - Spijkenisse.

[edit] Districts

-Middengebied, the area around metrostation Hoogvliet, the mall Binneban, a pool and a sporting centre.
-Boomgaardsehoek
-Oudeland
-Nieuw Engeland
-Tussenwater, with metrostation Tussenwater
-Westpunt
-Zalmplaat, with metro station Zalmplaat
-Meeuwenplaat
-Oudewal

[edit] References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]

Coordinates: 51°52′N 4°21′E / 51.867°N 4.35°E / 51.867; 4.35

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