Definition of rotterdam Rotterdam

/ɹɑˈtɚdæˌm/ - [raterdatm] - Rot•ter•dam

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rotterdam - the 2nd largest city in the Netherlands; located in the western Netherlands near the North Sea

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rotterdam
A city in the Netherlands, located in South Holland, within the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt river delta at the North Sea.

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rotterdam
An important commercial city in Holland, in the province of Southern Holland. Its importance dates from the 13th century; taken by the Spaniards by stratagem in 1572, and cruelly treated. It suffered much from the French revolutionary wars.

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Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands. About 588,000 people live there. The biggest city is Amsterdam. In the urban area, there are about 1.1 million people. Rotterdam also has one of the biggest, and busiest ports in the world. It is the biggest port in Europe. The city lies on several rivers, most notably the Maas.

History.

A dam was built in 1260 across the river Rotte where the Hoogstraat lies now. The name "Rotterdam" comes from this dam. The settlement was a regular fishing village at first, but became a thriving trading port pretty soon. The city got city rights in 1340 and city walls in 1360. Rotterdam became a important city in Holland in the middle of the 15th century when it won little wars against Delft and Gouda. From 1449 until 1525 a Gothic church ("Laurenskerk") was built. The city then hold about 10,000 people. The city revolted against Spanish occupation in 1573, becoming one of the main city's of the Eighty Years' War. The port of Rotterdam grew a lot in the late 16th century and early 17th century. In the end of the 17th century the city hold almost 50,000 people. But the city hadn't built outside of the city walls. The city became very crowded. The port of Rotterdam became bigger and bigger in the 19th century when several new canals were digged. These were: "Nieuwe Waterweg" (lit: New Waterway), and "Voornse Kanaal". The city is growing very fast due the enormous amount of work in the port. The city grows from 160,000 people in 1880 to