Ommoord is a
neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community ...
in the borough
Prins Alexander
Prins Alexander is a borough in the northeast of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Prins Alexander has 7 neighbourhoods:
* Het Lage Land
* Kralingseveer
* Nesselande
*Ommoord
*Oosterflank
*Prinsenland
*Zevenkamp
Public transportation
Prins Alexander is ...
, part of the municipality of
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...
,
South Holland, the
Netherlands
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. Ommoord is surrounded by the neighbourhoods
Zevenkamp,
Het Lage Land and
Terbregge. It has around 25.000 inhabitants across 12.500 households.
The river
Rotte flows through the north of Ommoord.
Neighbourhoods
Ommoord has 15 neighbourhoods: Bloemenbuurt (Flower-neighbourhood), Bremmenbuurt (Broom), Distelbuurt (Thistle), Doornenbuurt (Thorn), Grasbuurt (Grass), Heidebuurt (heather), Bessenbuurt (Berry), Klaverbuurt (Clover), Kruidenbuurt (Herbs), Middengebied-West (Middle area-West), Middengebied-Centrum (Middle area-Center, Middengebied-Oost (Middle area-East), Mossenbuurt (Moss), Rozenbuurt (Rose) and the Varenbuurt (Fern).
Public transport
Two buslines extend into ''Ommoord'': 34 en 35.
The Calandlijn line of the
Rotterdam
Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...
subway extends into ''Ommoord'' and has 4 stations in it:
*Graskruid (both ''Ommoord'' and ''
Nesselande
Nesselande is a new extension on the east side of the city of Rotterdam, in South Holland, the Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Prins Alexander, formerly Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle.
Nesselande consists of three development areas: Tuinst ...
'' branches)
*Romeynshof (''Ommoord'' branch)
*Binnenhof (terminus for ''Ommoord'' branch)
*Hesseplaats (''
Nesselande
Nesselande is a new extension on the east side of the city of Rotterdam, in South Holland, the Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Prins Alexander, formerly Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle.
Nesselande consists of three development areas: Tuinst ...
'' branch)
External links
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List of links about Ommoord
Neighbourhoods of Rotterdam
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