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The port city Rotterdam is after Amsterdam the largest city in the Netherlands. It is in the west of the Netherlands and belongs to the province of South Holland. Moreover, here are leading the Meuse and Rhine rivers, and flowing from there into the North Sea.

The nearly 800-year-old city is significant since its inception an important trade and economic point. Significant quantities of goods, capital goods and for example oil, fruits and coal are transported from Rotterdam harbour from all over Europe. Thus, in this port not only traded but also transport and logistics operation, and many jobs will be created. From the port, the goods advanced then through the rivers Rhine and Meuse. For passenger transport, Rotterdam has the tramway, subway, metro, tram, bicycle paths, tunnels and an international airport.

In addition to the Erasmus Bridge has Kop van Zuid other new and modern buildings. These are the World Port Centre, Toren op Zuid, Montevideo. Montevideo is the tallest building in the Netherlands, which is for living and where offices and shops are placed.
Right to New Maas is the old historic district Delfshaven. There are beautiful old, historic, architecturally valuable houses, churches and many attractions. Also, the 185-meter-high observation tower Euromast with his restaurant (in the Parkhaven at the Nieuwe Maas-River) and a beautiful panorama is worth a visit.

E.g. types of bridges, like the bridge De Hef, the huge and important North Sea Jazz Festival, dozens of museums, mosques, art galleries and exhibitions, the Philharmonic Orchestra, the Ossip Zadkine monument The Destroyed City which he created in 1953 and the Maas tunnel, which is a road tunnel under the Rhine, Jongenskoor Rotterdam, the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the zoo are very interesting. Also, the multiple cup winner Feyenoord soccer club is from the District of Feijenoord of Rotterdam. Here played great footballers like Cruyff and Gullit.

Culinary, it is here in Rotterdam as in the entire Netherlands. Her, they also like to eat Krentenbroodjes, Kroket and Stroopwafels, from the fish particularly herring and smoked eel, the classic pea soup, Hutspot and Poffertjes.