Rotterdam-Noord
Rotterdam-Noord | |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Municipality | Rotterdam |
| Population | 105,609 |
Rotterdam-Noord (Rotterdam-North/ Northern Rotterdam) is a district of Rotterdam. Rotterdam-Noord is not an administrative unit within the municipality. It is bordered by the Rotte in the east, the Central Station and the railway in the south and the municipality in the north and west. Within these limits live about 105,609 inhabitants.
Origin
The oldest part of Rotterdam-Noord which is designed as a residential area of Rotterdam, is Oude Noorden. It was built around 1870. The area Oude Noorden, belonged in the nineteenth century to the manor Blommersdijk. It is a typical residential area which was destined for the crowded inner city to relieve. The district has much pre World War I and World War II architecture still in existence. The Blijdorpse polder was until 1150 a boggy area and was largely uninhabited and some are outside the so regular flooding events. By digging the Rotterdamse Schie in 1344, there emerged two polders: The Blijdorpse polder and the Bergpolder. The Rotterdamse Schie was where the present Stadhoudersweg and Schiekade run. The area was part of the autonomous municipality of Overschie. On August 1, 1941 were Hillegersberg, Schiebroek and Overschie annexed by Rotterdam. These localities are sometimes not considered as a part of Rotterdam-Noord.
Boroughs and neighborhoods
Rotterdam-Noord is no separate administrative unit, but consists of municipalities which can be further be divided into areas:
Hospitals
- Sint Franciscus Gasthuis
- Bergwegziekenhuis
- Eudokia ziekenhuis
Stations
Rotterdam-Noord has three train stations: Noord Station, Bergweg Station and Kleiweg Station. The Wilgenplas railway station is replaced by Meijersplein RandstadRail station.
