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Rotterdam

Western Europe

Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands by population and the largest by area. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
674,485 1
Area (sq km)
324.14 1
Founding Year
1340 1
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
10 2
Latitude
51.92 degrees north 1
Longitude
4.48 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 3
Connections

Associated With

Netherlands, Countries
Source Rotterdam (Wikipedia)
South Holland, States or Territories

rotterdam is associated with south-holland.

Source Rotterdam (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Willem de Kooning

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Source Wikidata: Willem de Kooning

Site Of

Koninklijke KPN N.V.

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Source Wikidata: Koninklijke KPN N.V.tier 2
Mittal Steel Company

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Source Wikipedia: Mittal Steel Companytier 2
Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij

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Source Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
was a major shipbuilding and repair company in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, existing from 1902 to 1996.
Sources
1. Rotterdam (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Rotterdam ( ROT-ər-dam, UK also ROT-ər-DAM; Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm] ) is the second-largest city in the Netherlands by population and the largest by area (319.4 km2).
  • Infobox: population_total
    674,485
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2026
  • Infobox, Area
    324.14 km2
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    51.92
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    4.48
  • Infobox, Founded
    1340
  • Lead section, admin-division claim
    It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta.
  • Associated With: Netherlands, Infobox, Country
    Netherlands
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. Rotterdam (Wikidata)
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
Quote, P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 10 m
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3. GeoNames: Rotterdam - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2747891
    51.9225 4.47917 P PPL NL 11 0599 868135 9 Europe/Amsterdam
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 9 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 4.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 51.75, 4.25
51.75 4.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Rotterdam
Wikidata Q34370, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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