| Rotterdam-Zuid | |
|---|---|
| Country | Netherlands |
| Municipality | Rotterdam |
| Population | 200,000 |
Rotterdam-Zuid (Rotterdam-South/ Southern Rotterdam) includes the part of Rotterdam, which is south of the Nieuwe Maas, on the island IJsselmonde. Rotterdam-Zuid has 200,000 inhabitants.
Traditionally this was seen as somewhat separate town, by the river separating this area from the rest of Rotterdam. Originally, the districts only by bridges over the Noordereiland are connected. For the rest had to rely on ferries. Later on in 1942 and the Maastunnel in the mid-sixties when the first Van Brienenoordbrug. Later compounds were Willemsbrug and the Erasmusbrug.
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The first step from Rotterdam to South was put in 1591. Rotterdam bought a large part of Feijenoord (the area between the Zwanegat and the Nieuwe Maas). In 1658, the remainder of Feijenoord is bought. Feijenoord was used to bring things under which they would prefer not in town, such as the pest house, a whale-oil factory and the gallows of the Admiralty.
In 1869, the town of Feijenoord was annexed by Rotterdam. After completion of the Nieuwe Waterweg in 1872 port of Rotterdam began to develop a boisterous, mostly in Rotterdam-Zuid realized. The first developments were a private initiative led by Lodewijk Pincoffs. In 1878 was a permanent connection between Rotterdam and the South position.
The population of Rotterdam-Zuid was in the first decades mostly port workers who largely came from the countryside of the South Holland and Zeeland islands and North Brabant.
Rotterdam has over the years, several municipalities on the island IJsselmonde annexation: Charlois and Katendrecht in 1895 and IJsselmonde, Hoogvliet and Pernis in 1941. Due to the separate location, Hoogvliet and Pernis are not considered to be part of Rotterdam-Zuid.
Rotterdam-Zuid is no separate administrative unit, but consists of four complete municipalities which can be further be divided into areas:
Kop van Zuid is an administrative district under the district Rotterdam Centrum as the remaining areas of this district are north of the Nieuwe Maas.
Rotterdam-Zuid has three train stations: Zuid Station, Lombardijen Station and Rotterdam Stadion Station. The latter is only open during the days when there is a football match at De Kuip.
The true Southerner are calling themselves Rotterdammer, but many locals from above the river found the Southerner no real Rotterdammer. Until the first decades after World War II they were regarded by them as peasants, which gave rise to the term 'Boerenzij'. This was mainly due to the huge import of workers from the province went to the city to make finding employment.