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 Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area^[32], a metropolitan area^[33], in Netherlands^[34], headquartered in Rotterdam^[35]; Rotterdam^[36], a town in the United States^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1661^[39]; HNLMS Rotterdam^[40], a landing ship^[41]; Rotterdam Centraal railway station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Netherlands^[44], founded in 2003^[45]; SS Rotterdam^[46], an ocean liner^[47]; Rotterdam Records^[48], a record label^[49], in Netherlands^[50], founded in 1992^[51]; Rotterdam Design Prize^[52], an award^[53], in Netherlands^[54], founded in 1993^[55]; and Borealis^[56], a cruise ship^[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 Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area^[32], a metropolitan area^[33], in Netherlands^[34], headquartered in Rotterdam^[35]; Rotterdam^[36], a town in the United States^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1661^[39]; HNLMS Rotterdam^[40], a landing ship^[41]; Rotterdam Centraal railway station^[42], a railway station^[43], in Netherlands^[44], founded in 2003^[45]; SS Rotterdam^[46], an ocean liner^[47]; and Rotterdam Records^[48], a record label^[49], in Netherlands^[50], founded in 1992^[51].