IJsselmonde () is a borough in the southeastern corner of the city of
Rotterdam
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,
Netherlands
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. As of 2023 it has 61,920 inhabitants.
The name IJsselmonde is also used to denote the island in the
Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
The Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta is a river delta in the Netherlands formed by the confluence of the Rhine, the Meuse () and the Scheldt rivers. In some cases, the Scheldt delta is considered a separate delta to the Rhine–Meuse delta. The resu ...
bordered by the
Nieuwe Maas
The Nieuwe Maas (; "New Meuse") is a distributary of the Rhine River, and a former distributary of the Meuse (river), Maas River, in the Netherlands, Dutch Provinces of the Netherlands, province of South Holland. It runs from the confluence of th ...
to the north, the
Oude Maas to the south, and the
Noord
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Places of interes ...
to the east. The borough is in the island. ''IJssel'' in the name
IJsselmonde refers this island's location at the mouth of the
Hollandse IJssel.
Politics
IJsselmonde is a stronghold of
Livable Rotterdam
Livable Rotterdam () is a conservative liberal and localist political party in the municipality of Rotterdam in the Netherlands, which was founded by Ronald Sørensen in 2001. The party was founded at the same time as a number of other ''Leefbaar ...
who wins every polling station.
Notable people
Paul de Leeuw was born in IJsselmonde.
References
Boroughs of Rotterdam
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