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Please if any one knows both the Density and Area of Rotterdam e-mail me or posted.
zionmass@hotmail.com
towns, villages and townships I used to live in rotterdam north, so i was kind of surprised when "noord" was linked to a place in aruba, which is not even on the same continent.
Education
also has the Willem de Kooning Academy Hogeschool Rotterdam and the forward thinking Piet Zwart Institute
Pim Fortuyn isn't born in Rotterdam,but in Zaandam.(I'm a Dutchman,so i can also read the Dutch Wikipedia)
Why did you removed the amateur clubs?
Because Rotterdam has way more than 4 amateur clubs, and the 4 you added do not stand out from the others. In fact, one of them (Zwart Wit '28) doesn't exist anymore. Furthermore, it is doubtful that they are notable enough to be included in an article about Rotterdam (an article about sports in Rotterdam would be another story.) Aecis 20:07, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
Rotterdam has a green-white-green horizontal striped flag.
Yes, images of the flag and coat of arms (shield with vertical green-white-green stripes, with 4 lions on top, carried by two lions) are available in the commons section of wikipedia http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Arms_Rotterdam.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_Rotterdam.png However I am not sure whether we should add them to the page. -- Arnoutf 22:58, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
The Kijkkubus is the show cube, accessible to the general public (after paying an entrance fee). The houses themselves are called the Kubuswoningen. I've changed it in the article. Arvey 09:07, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
Looks like they had a major flood in 1953. I didn't read the article well, but I didn't see it mentioned. [] Will look at it someday in the time being, I will save a link [1]
Is it true that it is forbidden to speak other languages than dutch in Rotterdam? Or is that a February Fools day joke?
I removed the sentence saying the "rotterdam agglomeration is vies with the amsterdam agglomoration for first in the nation" . no idea what the means, if someone knows please add.
I agree that is a incomprehensible sentence, and you are right to remove. The meaning is that although Rotterdam Municipality is smaller than Amsterdam; greater Rotterdam is about the same size as Greater Amsterdam. This is no small feat of pride for Rotterdam as there is a fierce competition between the two cities on all kinds of issues. I think many people from Rotterdam would like to see a reference to this so I added a few words after the first sentence in the municiaplity bit, where there is talk about the greater Rotterdam area to reflect this point: "which is comparable to the greater Amsterdam area" Arnoutf 10:13, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
There was a proposal indeed, but it will never be accepted. Moreover, the proposal itself wasn't that extreme as it sounds (tourists and imigrants would be allowed to speak their own language) but was more of a measure to improve the Dutch language of immigrants
Please note that there seem to be a new population evaluation of the city of Rotterdam proper (apparently from 2008) on the municipality website: http://www.rotterdam.nl/Rotterdam/Internet/Overig/rdm/ABC-IRIS/factsheet%20Rotterdam%20algemeen.doc It gives a total population of 596.597 inhabitants. Alphast 14:30, 1 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alphast ( talk • contribs)
Does anybody have a better picture from the city, as the top picture barely shows it.
please do something about the main picture a skyline or something because this is a pretty crappy picture that doesnt show the downtown or something —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.207.46.4 ( talk) 14:56, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
The article says that there was a beach in Rotterdam during the summer 2003 and 2005. As far as I know, that beach is still there. Is that not so?
Only in the summer I guess, so it would be again rather than still, if you know for sure it is there in the summer of 2006 (i.e. now) feel free to add that to the relevant section. (PS please sign using four tildes (~)) Arnoutf 20:07, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi all, I noticed some reverting on the addition of the nickname Manhatten upon Meuse. Before a revert war starts. Please discuss. Personally I can live with both inclusion (as this term has been used fairly frequently, especially for the Kop van Zuid development) and removal (as this has been used mainly by planners as a PR stunt). So before a next revert, please list arguments why here. Thanks Arnoutf 09:32, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
In my opinion the only true nickname is Rotjeknor.
Man, since when are nicknames included man..? I mean before a few months ago I didn't even know what the hell Rotjeknor of the (very ugly) "Roffa" was..Roffa is supposed to be derived from the slang. Come on man... Mallerd ( talk) 18:26, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Since Rotjeknor is derived from Rotjeknar, you may want to go further than only what's in *your* opinion the only true nickname and provide some historical depth by mentioning Rotjeknar, instead of removing it while it even has a reference (check it out on the NL-wiki page from Rotterdam). — Preceding unsigned comment added by R08-42 ( talk • contribs) 16:34, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
The current translation of the motto (Sterker door Strijd) is given as(Stronger through Effort). This is based on the translation made for the American town Rotterdam (NY state) see: here. There is no account to be found why it was thus adopted, neiter could I find any other reference to a translation. IMHO the translation is not correct (it may have been adapted in the American case) as the translation of Strijd should be somehting like "Strife" "Struggle" "Fight" or "Battle" which is a much stronger statement dan "Effort" (Which would back-translate to "inspanning" "moeite" or something similar). So can someone provide the official translation (supported by the Dutch Rotterdam) Arnoutf 19:19, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
"Effort" just doesn't cover the more dramatic meaning of "Strijd." It may sound warlike to modern ears, but we shouldn't tone it down. According to my (authoritative) Dutch-English dictionary, "strijd" is "fight"/"struggle." In the English-Dutch version, "struggle for freedom" translates as "vrijheidsstrijd," and in Merriam-Webster, "effort" isn't even a synonym for "struggle". I think we shouldn't look at the American case as authoritative just because it's already been there for a while. Sippin Soda 12:15, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
The device "Sterker door strijd" was awarded "…in memory of the courage and strength with which the population has endured the tests of the Second World War." From
Nederlandse Gemeentewapens (Dutch municipal coats of arms) site. (I made my own translation from Dutch because the given English text uses different wording.)
Same site translates the device as "Stronger through Battle," which reflects the context of war.
Struggle, the current translation in this article, comes in the device of
Zeeland: "Luctor et Emergo," I Struggle and Emerge.
RToV
22:42, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Strijd is a generic term, appliccable in many contexts. It may even mean competition. "Sterker door Strijd" is equally wide applicable, and applied. For instance, many sports clubs in Rotterdam use it as their device. For these, battle would be a rather unfitting translation. Other translations may be as unfitting in other contexts.
I think we should eigther try to find a generic English translation, or else outline that the translation depends on the context. For the moment, I think, struggle, fight, battle and maybe contest deserve equal consideration.
RToV
20:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
I deleted the following:
In my recollection, the controversy wasn't so much about the way of financing as it was about environmental issues. This is backed up by the Dutch Wikipedia article on the Maasvlakte. In addition, construction did not start in 2004 at all; it was stopped by the Raad van State. I collected the rest of the information from the Dutch Wikipedia Maasvlakte site again and from the Havenbedrijf Rotterdam's second Maasvlakte website (www.maasvlakte2.com). Sippin Soda 18:06, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
Can anyone find out the length of the Nieuwe Waterweg? The Dutch Wikipedia article says 20 kilometers, but seems to include the Scheur. So does the English Wikipedia article, which says 15 kilometers. Old maps, however, suggest the length that must actually have been dug appears to be only 4 kilometers. Sippin Soda 20:47, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
On old map on the Internet ( http://www.genlias.nl/_resources/images/deelnemers/nationaal_archief_kaart_1865.gif) indicates that the Nieuwe Waterweg starts west from a vertical line from Brielle. A measurement on Google Earth results in a length of less than 6.5 kilometers for the Nieuwe Waterweg. Sippin Soda 20:24, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
No politics section? Given what has happened in Rotterdam poolitics over the last decade, that is a serious omission. DirkvdM 09:17, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Does Rotterdam have the same liberal laws that makes Amsterdam popular among tourists? *ahem* —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.235.201.181 ( talk) 05:25, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
Excelsior won't be in the Eredivisie for the next season (2008-09). Only Sparta and Feyenoord will be playing in the Eredivisie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.128.41.131 ( talk) 14:01, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
The intro says: "The city, which had a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007, comprises the soutern part of the Randstad, the 6th-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of 6.7 million inhabitants."
Section "Municipality" says:
"Rotterdam lies in the Zuidvleugel ('South Wing') of the Randstad ('Rim City') conurbation with 7.5 million inhabitants, the sixth largest metropolitan area in Europe".
Now what? VKing ( talk) 23:32, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
Yesterday Ahmed Aboutalib was appointed mayor of rotterdam —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.205.197.9 ( talk) 10:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
This was just removed from Amsterdam as unsourced and likely to be false. I know what a twin city is, but partner? Sister? Connecting? What does this mean? I suggest it be zapped unless it can be substantiated. It is very suspicious to me.-- Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 03:13, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Rotterdam has been described as the capital of Eurabia in an article by noted Italian journalist Sandro Magister. While this is certainly controversial, it would be interesting if this aspect of the city could be mentioned somewhere in the article. [8] ADM ( talk) 10:34, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
I think the following links are almost essential to the topic Rotterdam as not much other video and photo material is shown or linked to right now, and the material is not easy to find for non dutch speakers, so it's a pitty if they are not allowed to be in the weblink section, greetings Floris5 ( talk) 22:19, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
Presumably this meant "Western", which is what I've changed it to. But this description is still unclear and possibly racist. What does "Western" mean exactly? Could the author please find an acceptable English translation? Schildewaert ( talk) 09:03, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
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Rotterdam | |
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Municipality | |
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Erasmus Bridge across the
Meuse | |
Nickname(s): Rotown, Roffa, Rotjeknor, Manhattan on the Meuse | |
Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger by struggle) | |
![]() Location in South Holland | |
Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°30′E / 51.917°N 4.500°E | |
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Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Ahmed Aboutaleb ( PvdA) |
• Aldermen | |
Area | |
• Municipality | 324.14 km2 (125.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 217.55 km2 (84.00 sq mi) |
• Water | 106.59 km2 (41.15 sq mi) |
• Randstad | 3,043 km2 (1,175 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
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• Municipality | 651,631 |
• Density | 2,995/km2 (7,760/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,169,800 |
• Randstad | 6,979,500 |
Demonym | Rotterdammer |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postcode | 3000–3099 |
Area code | 010 |
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You can now vote on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Delftsevaart in Rotterdam. – Editør ( talk) 13:02, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
Today I completely rewrote the introduction (header) of this page to elaborate more on the history and the architectural side of Rotterdam. What is still missing in my opinion is some basic information about economy (which sectors dominate?), tourism and maybe some other highlights like the Van Nelle factory which is UNESCO Heritage. What do you think? Are there parts that can be removed from the intro? It's already a bit long. Zwaardmeester ( talk) 15:32, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
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User:Joobo has added a template here that the section on religion needs more content. The user has also added similar templates at multiple European cities without any content wise rationale, nor any discussion page entries. While the text is rather limited there is an larger pie chart and in fact the whole demographics section is rather small. In the Dutch context this more or less represents the importance of religion; which is very limited; warranting a very limited reference in the text. (the text is about half as much as general demographics and ethnic make-up both topics that in the Dutch context are considerably more important than religion). So I see no NEED to expand the section and hence I removed the template. User Joobo reverted that removal without any content argument (asking for data that is simply not collected in the Netherlands to be added) and outright declined my invitation to discuss before re-adding, in particular to provide any reference to any policy or guideline that suggest that religion sections need to be substantial. I would invite a discussion exactly why the religion sections here should be expanded; or be included at all in fact. Arnoutf ( talk) 17:54, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
Let me be brief and go back to content, as throwing around unfounded accusations is not bringing us anywhere.
I did assume your good faith when you first added the template. However I disagree with your analysis there is a NEED to expand the section. So please provide an argument WHY (not THAT as you have reiterated up to now) big cities require religion sections. Then we can start talking about whether we can find reasons we agree on, reasons we may come to a compromise on, and reasons we cannot agree on. But (as I said before) that requires from both sides that we are willing to reconsider our positions. I am, you have not shown any inclination to do so.
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Hi, I just reverted some vandalism, of the pubescent kind by the looks of it, made by an anonymous user from 89.205.225.250. -- Ilja.nieuwland ( talk) 10:53, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
"It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the "New Meuse" inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first, but now to the Rhine instead."
While it's certainly been modified by humans - which would be true of every river, stream and branch in the region - the Nieuwe Maas is not an artificial branch of the river. So describing the cities position as sitting on a "shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first..." is not close to being the more accurate/appropriate way to describe the location of the city. To put it more simply "It is in the province of South Holland, located in the the Rhine-Meusue-Sheldt delta along the Nieuwe Maas, once a branch of the Maas, but now the Rhine." This could be put any number of ways, but the current wording is misleading. -- Criticalthinker ( talk) 11:43, 9 January 2023 (UTC)
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Please if any one knows both the Density and Area of Rotterdam e-mail me or posted.
zionmass@hotmail.com
towns, villages and townships I used to live in rotterdam north, so i was kind of surprised when "noord" was linked to a place in aruba, which is not even on the same continent.
Education
also has the Willem de Kooning Academy Hogeschool Rotterdam and the forward thinking Piet Zwart Institute
Pim Fortuyn isn't born in Rotterdam,but in Zaandam.(I'm a Dutchman,so i can also read the Dutch Wikipedia)
Why did you removed the amateur clubs?
Because Rotterdam has way more than 4 amateur clubs, and the 4 you added do not stand out from the others. In fact, one of them (Zwart Wit '28) doesn't exist anymore. Furthermore, it is doubtful that they are notable enough to be included in an article about Rotterdam (an article about sports in Rotterdam would be another story.) Aecis 20:07, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
Rotterdam has a green-white-green horizontal striped flag.
Yes, images of the flag and coat of arms (shield with vertical green-white-green stripes, with 4 lions on top, carried by two lions) are available in the commons section of wikipedia http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Arms_Rotterdam.jpg http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_Rotterdam.png However I am not sure whether we should add them to the page. -- Arnoutf 22:58, 13 January 2006 (UTC)
The Kijkkubus is the show cube, accessible to the general public (after paying an entrance fee). The houses themselves are called the Kubuswoningen. I've changed it in the article. Arvey 09:07, 14 August 2005 (UTC)
Looks like they had a major flood in 1953. I didn't read the article well, but I didn't see it mentioned. [] Will look at it someday in the time being, I will save a link [1]
Is it true that it is forbidden to speak other languages than dutch in Rotterdam? Or is that a February Fools day joke?
I removed the sentence saying the "rotterdam agglomeration is vies with the amsterdam agglomoration for first in the nation" . no idea what the means, if someone knows please add.
I agree that is a incomprehensible sentence, and you are right to remove. The meaning is that although Rotterdam Municipality is smaller than Amsterdam; greater Rotterdam is about the same size as Greater Amsterdam. This is no small feat of pride for Rotterdam as there is a fierce competition between the two cities on all kinds of issues. I think many people from Rotterdam would like to see a reference to this so I added a few words after the first sentence in the municiaplity bit, where there is talk about the greater Rotterdam area to reflect this point: "which is comparable to the greater Amsterdam area" Arnoutf 10:13, 5 February 2006 (UTC)
There was a proposal indeed, but it will never be accepted. Moreover, the proposal itself wasn't that extreme as it sounds (tourists and imigrants would be allowed to speak their own language) but was more of a measure to improve the Dutch language of immigrants
Please note that there seem to be a new population evaluation of the city of Rotterdam proper (apparently from 2008) on the municipality website: http://www.rotterdam.nl/Rotterdam/Internet/Overig/rdm/ABC-IRIS/factsheet%20Rotterdam%20algemeen.doc It gives a total population of 596.597 inhabitants. Alphast 14:30, 1 October 2009 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alphast ( talk • contribs)
Does anybody have a better picture from the city, as the top picture barely shows it.
please do something about the main picture a skyline or something because this is a pretty crappy picture that doesnt show the downtown or something —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.207.46.4 ( talk) 14:56, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
The article says that there was a beach in Rotterdam during the summer 2003 and 2005. As far as I know, that beach is still there. Is that not so?
Only in the summer I guess, so it would be again rather than still, if you know for sure it is there in the summer of 2006 (i.e. now) feel free to add that to the relevant section. (PS please sign using four tildes (~)) Arnoutf 20:07, 9 July 2006 (UTC)
Hi all, I noticed some reverting on the addition of the nickname Manhatten upon Meuse. Before a revert war starts. Please discuss. Personally I can live with both inclusion (as this term has been used fairly frequently, especially for the Kop van Zuid development) and removal (as this has been used mainly by planners as a PR stunt). So before a next revert, please list arguments why here. Thanks Arnoutf 09:32, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
In my opinion the only true nickname is Rotjeknor.
Man, since when are nicknames included man..? I mean before a few months ago I didn't even know what the hell Rotjeknor of the (very ugly) "Roffa" was..Roffa is supposed to be derived from the slang. Come on man... Mallerd ( talk) 18:26, 3 September 2008 (UTC)
Since Rotjeknor is derived from Rotjeknar, you may want to go further than only what's in *your* opinion the only true nickname and provide some historical depth by mentioning Rotjeknar, instead of removing it while it even has a reference (check it out on the NL-wiki page from Rotterdam). — Preceding unsigned comment added by R08-42 ( talk • contribs) 16:34, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
The current translation of the motto (Sterker door Strijd) is given as(Stronger through Effort). This is based on the translation made for the American town Rotterdam (NY state) see: here. There is no account to be found why it was thus adopted, neiter could I find any other reference to a translation. IMHO the translation is not correct (it may have been adapted in the American case) as the translation of Strijd should be somehting like "Strife" "Struggle" "Fight" or "Battle" which is a much stronger statement dan "Effort" (Which would back-translate to "inspanning" "moeite" or something similar). So can someone provide the official translation (supported by the Dutch Rotterdam) Arnoutf 19:19, 19 November 2006 (UTC)
"Effort" just doesn't cover the more dramatic meaning of "Strijd." It may sound warlike to modern ears, but we shouldn't tone it down. According to my (authoritative) Dutch-English dictionary, "strijd" is "fight"/"struggle." In the English-Dutch version, "struggle for freedom" translates as "vrijheidsstrijd," and in Merriam-Webster, "effort" isn't even a synonym for "struggle". I think we shouldn't look at the American case as authoritative just because it's already been there for a while. Sippin Soda 12:15, 26 November 2006 (UTC)
The device "Sterker door strijd" was awarded "…in memory of the courage and strength with which the population has endured the tests of the Second World War." From
Nederlandse Gemeentewapens (Dutch municipal coats of arms) site. (I made my own translation from Dutch because the given English text uses different wording.)
Same site translates the device as "Stronger through Battle," which reflects the context of war.
Struggle, the current translation in this article, comes in the device of
Zeeland: "Luctor et Emergo," I Struggle and Emerge.
RToV
22:42, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
Strijd is a generic term, appliccable in many contexts. It may even mean competition. "Sterker door Strijd" is equally wide applicable, and applied. For instance, many sports clubs in Rotterdam use it as their device. For these, battle would be a rather unfitting translation. Other translations may be as unfitting in other contexts.
I think we should eigther try to find a generic English translation, or else outline that the translation depends on the context. For the moment, I think, struggle, fight, battle and maybe contest deserve equal consideration.
RToV
20:15, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
I deleted the following:
In my recollection, the controversy wasn't so much about the way of financing as it was about environmental issues. This is backed up by the Dutch Wikipedia article on the Maasvlakte. In addition, construction did not start in 2004 at all; it was stopped by the Raad van State. I collected the rest of the information from the Dutch Wikipedia Maasvlakte site again and from the Havenbedrijf Rotterdam's second Maasvlakte website (www.maasvlakte2.com). Sippin Soda 18:06, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
Can anyone find out the length of the Nieuwe Waterweg? The Dutch Wikipedia article says 20 kilometers, but seems to include the Scheur. So does the English Wikipedia article, which says 15 kilometers. Old maps, however, suggest the length that must actually have been dug appears to be only 4 kilometers. Sippin Soda 20:47, 6 December 2006 (UTC)
On old map on the Internet ( http://www.genlias.nl/_resources/images/deelnemers/nationaal_archief_kaart_1865.gif) indicates that the Nieuwe Waterweg starts west from a vertical line from Brielle. A measurement on Google Earth results in a length of less than 6.5 kilometers for the Nieuwe Waterweg. Sippin Soda 20:24, 7 December 2006 (UTC)
No politics section? Given what has happened in Rotterdam poolitics over the last decade, that is a serious omission. DirkvdM 09:17, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Does Rotterdam have the same liberal laws that makes Amsterdam popular among tourists? *ahem* —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.235.201.181 ( talk) 05:25, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
Excelsior won't be in the Eredivisie for the next season (2008-09). Only Sparta and Feyenoord will be playing in the Eredivisie. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.128.41.131 ( talk) 14:01, 17 May 2008 (UTC)
The intro says: "The city, which had a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007, comprises the soutern part of the Randstad, the 6th-largest metropolitan area in Europe, with a population of 6.7 million inhabitants."
Section "Municipality" says:
"Rotterdam lies in the Zuidvleugel ('South Wing') of the Randstad ('Rim City') conurbation with 7.5 million inhabitants, the sixth largest metropolitan area in Europe".
Now what? VKing ( talk) 23:32, 20 July 2008 (UTC)
Yesterday Ahmed Aboutalib was appointed mayor of rotterdam —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.205.197.9 ( talk) 10:54, 17 October 2008 (UTC)
This was just removed from Amsterdam as unsourced and likely to be false. I know what a twin city is, but partner? Sister? Connecting? What does this mean? I suggest it be zapped unless it can be substantiated. It is very suspicious to me.-- Anna Frodesiak ( talk) 03:13, 19 February 2009 (UTC)
Rotterdam has been described as the capital of Eurabia in an article by noted Italian journalist Sandro Magister. While this is certainly controversial, it would be interesting if this aspect of the city could be mentioned somewhere in the article. [8] ADM ( talk) 10:34, 19 May 2009 (UTC)
I think the following links are almost essential to the topic Rotterdam as not much other video and photo material is shown or linked to right now, and the material is not easy to find for non dutch speakers, so it's a pitty if they are not allowed to be in the weblink section, greetings Floris5 ( talk) 22:19, 3 October 2009 (UTC)
Presumably this meant "Western", which is what I've changed it to. But this description is still unclear and possibly racist. What does "Western" mean exactly? Could the author please find an acceptable English translation? Schildewaert ( talk) 09:03, 17 February 2012 (UTC)
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Rotterdam | |
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City and
Municipality | |
![]() The
Erasmus Bridge across the
Meuse | |
Nickname(s): Rotown, Roffa, Rotjeknor, Manhattan on the Meuse | |
Motto: Sterker door strijd (Stronger by struggle) | |
![]() Location in South Holland | |
Coordinates: 51°55′N 4°30′E / 51.917°N 4.500°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Boroughs | |
Government | |
• Body | Municipal council |
• Mayor | Ahmed Aboutaleb ( PvdA) |
• Aldermen | |
Area | |
• Municipality | 324.14 km2 (125.15 sq mi) |
• Land | 217.55 km2 (84.00 sq mi) |
• Water | 106.59 km2 (41.15 sq mi) |
• Randstad | 3,043 km2 (1,175 sq mi) |
Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population | |
• Municipality | 651,631 |
• Density | 2,995/km2 (7,760/sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,169,800 |
• Randstad | 6,979,500 |
Demonym | Rotterdammer |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+2 ( CEST) |
Postcode | 3000–3099 |
Area code | 010 |
Website |
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As part of WikiProject Dutch municipalities I am going through the municipal articles and updating the infoboxes with new information and with using data templates to keep population number up-to-date. Usually I am bold and implement them, but because of the details in the current infobox I am suggesting this on the talk page first to see if there are any comments. I propose to use the version on the right here as the new infobox, this includes
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Let me know whether there are any objections or additions to this proposal. If not, I will update this infobox in the near future. CRwikiCA talk 20:48, 21 August 2013 (UTC)
You can now vote on Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Delftsevaart in Rotterdam. – Editør ( talk) 13:02, 19 June 2014 (UTC)
Today I completely rewrote the introduction (header) of this page to elaborate more on the history and the architectural side of Rotterdam. What is still missing in my opinion is some basic information about economy (which sectors dominate?), tourism and maybe some other highlights like the Van Nelle factory which is UNESCO Heritage. What do you think? Are there parts that can be removed from the intro? It's already a bit long. Zwaardmeester ( talk) 15:32, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
What is missing from the recently created city timeline article? Please add relevant content. Contributions welcome. Thank you. -- M2545 ( talk) 14:58, 19 May 2015 (UTC)
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User:Joobo has added a template here that the section on religion needs more content. The user has also added similar templates at multiple European cities without any content wise rationale, nor any discussion page entries. While the text is rather limited there is an larger pie chart and in fact the whole demographics section is rather small. In the Dutch context this more or less represents the importance of religion; which is very limited; warranting a very limited reference in the text. (the text is about half as much as general demographics and ethnic make-up both topics that in the Dutch context are considerably more important than religion). So I see no NEED to expand the section and hence I removed the template. User Joobo reverted that removal without any content argument (asking for data that is simply not collected in the Netherlands to be added) and outright declined my invitation to discuss before re-adding, in particular to provide any reference to any policy or guideline that suggest that religion sections need to be substantial. I would invite a discussion exactly why the religion sections here should be expanded; or be included at all in fact. Arnoutf ( talk) 17:54, 17 June 2017 (UTC)
Let me be brief and go back to content, as throwing around unfounded accusations is not bringing us anywhere.
I did assume your good faith when you first added the template. However I disagree with your analysis there is a NEED to expand the section. So please provide an argument WHY (not THAT as you have reiterated up to now) big cities require religion sections. Then we can start talking about whether we can find reasons we agree on, reasons we may come to a compromise on, and reasons we cannot agree on. But (as I said before) that requires from both sides that we are willing to reconsider our positions. I am, you have not shown any inclination to do so.
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Hi, I just reverted some vandalism, of the pubescent kind by the looks of it, made by an anonymous user from 89.205.225.250. -- Ilja.nieuwland ( talk) 10:53, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
"It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the "New Meuse" inland shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first, but now to the Rhine instead."
While it's certainly been modified by humans - which would be true of every river, stream and branch in the region - the Nieuwe Maas is not an artificial branch of the river. So describing the cities position as sitting on a "shipping channel, dug to connect to the Meuse first..." is not close to being the more accurate/appropriate way to describe the location of the city. To put it more simply "It is in the province of South Holland, located in the the Rhine-Meusue-Sheldt delta along the Nieuwe Maas, once a branch of the Maas, but now the Rhine." This could be put any number of ways, but the current wording is misleading. -- Criticalthinker ( talk) 11:43, 9 January 2023 (UTC)