Rotterdam
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Summary
Rotterdam is a big city[1]. Rotterdam draws 13,286 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #33 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Member of: International Cities of Refuge Network[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Rotterdam[4]
- Country: Netherlands[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Nieuwe Waterweg[6], Nieuwe Maas[7]
- Head of government: Carola Schouten[8]
- Instance of: city[9], place with town rights and privileges[10], port city[11], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[12], human settlement[13]
- Shares border with: Pijnacker-Nootdorp[14], Nissewaard[15], Schiedam[16], Lansingerland[17], Delft[18], Zuidplas[19], Capelle aan den IJssel[20], Ridderkerk[21], Barendrecht[22], Albrandswaard[23]
- Named after: dam[24]
- Flag: flag of Rotterdam[25]
- Twinned administrative body: Cologne[26], Esch-sur-Alzette[27], Lille[28], Turin[29], Liège[30], Burgas[31], Constanța[32], Gdańsk[33], Shanghai[34], Havana[35], Saint Petersburg[36], Baltimore[37], Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[38], Dresden[39]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Rotterdam[40]
- Postal code: 3000–3089[41]
- Commons category: Rotterdam[42]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[43]
- Local dialing code: 010[44]
- Significant event: Rotterdam Blitz[45]
- Official website: https://www.rotterdam.nl/[46]
- IPA transcription: ˈrɒtərdæm[47]
- Topic's main category: Category:Rotterdam[48]
- Commons gallery: Rotterdam[49]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Rotterdam include Rotterdam The Hague Airport[50], an airport[51], in Netherlands[52]; SS Rotterdam[53], a cruise ship[54], in Netherlands[55]; Borealis[56], a cruise ship[57]; Rotterdam Centraal railway station[58], a railway station[59], in Netherlands[60], founded in 2003[61]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area[62], a metropolitan area[63], in Netherlands[64], headquartered in Rotterdam[65]; Rotterdam[66], a town in the United States[67], in United States[68], founded in 1661[69]; HNLMS Rotterdam[70], a landing ship[71]; and Rotterdam Records[72].
Why It Matters
Rotterdam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] Rotterdam is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
Entities named for Rotterdam include Rotterdam The Hague Airport[50], an airport[51], in Netherlands[52]; SS Rotterdam[53], a cruise ship[54], in Netherlands[55]; Borealis[56], a cruise ship[57]; Rotterdam Centraal railway station[58], a railway station[59], in Netherlands[60], founded in 2003[61]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area[62], a metropolitan area[63], in Netherlands[64], headquartered in Rotterdam[65]; and Rotterdam[66], a town in the United States[67], in United States[68], founded in 1661[69].