Noord () is a
borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely.
History
In the Middle A ...
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 ...
. The municipal portion is formed by the
Delfshavense Schie, the
Highway 20 (A20), the
Rotte and the rails. The borough had 51,796 inhabitants in 2017.
Neighborhoods
The borough Noord consists of the neighborhoods:
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Liskwartier
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Oude Noorden
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Agniesebuurt
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Provenierswijk
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Blijdorp (with the same named
zoo
A zoo (short for zoological garden; also called an animal park or menagerie) is a facility in which animals are kept within enclosures for public exhibition and often bred for conservation purposes.
The term ''zoological garden'' refers to zoo ...
)
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Bergpolder
Transport
Noord is served by three
Rotterdam tram lines (Tram 4, 8, and 25), four
bus lines (Bus 33, 38, 40, and 44), and
Blijdorp RandstadRail station.
The
Rotterdam Noord railway station
Rotterdam Noord is a railway station in the city of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, located on the Utrecht–Rotterdam railway. It sits at the border between the two Rotterdam boroughs Noord and Hillegersberg-Schiebroek.
History
In 1899, the rail ...
is located on the northern border of the borough. Prior to 2006, the borough was also served by the Rotterdam Bergweg and
Rotterdam Hofplein stations, both located on the
Hofpleinlijn
The Hofpleinlijn ''(Spoorlijn Rotterdam Hofplein - Scheveningen)'' was one of the two railways between the Dutch cities of The Hague and Rotterdam. In 2006 it was converted to metro-like operation as RandstadRail line E.
History
The Zuid-Hollan ...
. The Hofpleinlijn was converted in 2006 to
light rail with Rotterdam Bergweg closing the same year. Rotterdam Hofplein was closed in 2010 with the opening of the Blijdorp RandstadRail station which integrated the
Rotterdam Metro with
RandstadRail
RandstadRail () is a light rail network in the Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area in the west of the Netherlands that is jointly operated by HTM Personenvervoer (HTM) and Rotterdamse Elektrische Tram (RET). It connects the cities of Rotte ...
.
References
External links
Official Site
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Boroughs of Rotterdam