Stadsdriehoek is a neighborhood at the center 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 ''"N ...

, The

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. The name ''Stadsdriehoek'' ("City Triangle") refers to the historical triangular form of the city of Rotterdam, which was bordered by the

Coolsingel Coolsingel is a street in central Rotterdam. It is located in the Cool district. The street leads from the Hofplein to the Churchillplein. Plans were announced in 2016 to reduce traffic congestion on the street. The redevelopment is expected to ...

and the Schiedamsevest to the west, the Goudsevest to the northeast, and by the

Nieuwe Maas The Nieuwe Maas (; "New Meuse") is a distributary of the Rhine River, and a former distributary of the Maas River, in the Dutch province of South Holland. It runs from the confluence of the rivers Noord and Lek, and flows west through Rotterd ...

to the south.

Attractions

The district contains the famous Blaak which is almost half a kilometer long, To the western end there is the Churchilsplein which connects to the

, West blaak and the Schiedamsedijk and to the eastern end right underneath the

Cube house Cube houses ( nl, kubuswoningen) are a set of innovative houses built in Helmond and Rotterdam in the Netherlands, designed by architect Piet Blom and based on the concept of "living as an urban roof": high density housing with sufficient space ...

there is the Burgemeester van Walsumweg. The street also contains the Blaak (Rotterdam Metro). Next to the Blaak there is the

Famous attraction which features a set of houses that look like a triangle. Rotterdam Cube House street view

The

Market Hall A market hall is a covered space or a building where food and other articles are sold from stalls by independent vendors. A market hall is a type of indoor market and is especially common in many European countries. A food hall, the most usual ...

is located on the Dominee Jan Scharpstraat In the

you can visit the indoor market that's within, The building also has residential and office spaces. Markthal - City of Rotterdam

History

The triangular form of the city of Rotterdam dates back to the

Late Middle Ages The Late Middle Ages or Late Medieval Period was the Periodization, period of European history lasting from AD 1300 to 1500. The Late Middle Ages followed the High Middle Ages and preceded the onset of the early modern period (and in much of Eur ...

. At that time, the Blaak formed the southern border of the city. In the 16th century, the "''Waterstad''" was established, extending the city to the Nieuwe Maas. This new area lay outside the

levee A levee (), dike (American English), dyke (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), embankment, floodbank, or stop bank is a structure that is usually soil, earthen and that often runs parallel (geometry), parallel to ...

and was an area for maritime and business activities. With this, the present-day form of the Stadsdriehoek was completed. Almost none of the historical buildings in the neighborhood were spared from the

Rotterdam Blitz Rotterdam was subjected to heavy aerial bombardment by the ''Luftwaffe'' during the German invasion of the Netherlands in World War II. The objective was to support the German troops fighting in the city, break Dutch resistance and force the ...

on May 14, 1940. Only two buildings more than 200 years old survive today, the

Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk Grote of Sint-Laurenskerk (; en, Great, or St. Lawrence Church) is a Protestant church in Rotterdam. It is the only remnant of the medieval city of Rotterdam. History The church was built between 1449 and 1525. In 1621 a wooden spire was added t ...

(English: ''Great, or St. Lawrence Church'') and the Schielandshuis. In line with the Rotterdam redevelopment plans, the residential functions of the Stadsdriehoek were greatly reduced after 1946. After 1975, however, a great deal of housing was added to the neighborhoods (as well as surrounding areas). Most of the central functions of the neighborhood lie in the neighboring

Cool district Cool is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands in the Centrum borough. It is enclosed by the Weena in the north, the Mauritsweg and Eendrachtsweg in the west, Vasteland in the south and the Coolsingel and Schiedamse Vest in the east. History ...

, which was assigned an important shopping and entertainment role in postwar rebuilding plans.

References

Neighbourhoods of Rotterdam {{SouthHolland-geo-stub