Hoogvliet

Hoogvliet
Hoogvliet
	Coat of arms
	Hoogvliet in the municipality of Rotterdam.
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
Municipality	Rotterdam
Area
• Total	10.36 km2 (4.00 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2023)	35,885
Website	https://www.rotterdam.nl/hoogvliet

Hoogvliet (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːxflit]) is a borough of Rotterdam, Netherlands. As of 1 January 2023, it had 35,885 inhabitants. There is also a national chain of Dutch supermarkets with the same name.

History

The village Hoogvliet was first mentioned on 26 May 1326 in the archive of the heren van Putten & Strijen inv. nr. 144. It used to be called Oedenvliet, Oudenvliet and Odenvliet. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1934, when it merged with Rotterdam.^[1]

Hoogvliet in 1866.

Districts

Middengebied (the area around metrostation Hoogvliet, the Binnenban mall, an indoor swimming pool and a sports centre).
Boomgaardshoek
Oudeland
Nieuw Engeland
Tussenwater (with metrostation Tussenwater).
Westpunt
Zalmplaat (with metrostation Zalmplaat).
Meeuwenplaat
Oudewal

Public transportation

Hoogvliet has a connection to the city of Rotterdam by Rotterdam Metro lines C and D, through Tussenwater, Hoogvliet, and Zalmplaat stations.

Parking places are free of charge. During rush hours and if the Spijkenisser bridge is open, the road from the freeway to Spijkenisse may be clogged.

References

^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

51°52′N 4°21′E / 51.867°N 4.350°E / 51.867; 4.350

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[1] Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. "KNAW > Publicaties > Detailpagina". Archived from the original on 2007-02-20. Retrieved 2009-12-03.

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