Hoogvliet

Hoogvliet is a town and separate borough within Rotterdam in the Netherlands. As of 1 January 2004, it had 36,619 inhabitants. There is also a national chain of Dutch supermarkets named after the district.

History

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

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 Spijkenisse bridge is open, the road from the freeway to Spijkenisse may be clogged.

References

1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten", KNAW, 2006. [1]