Waalhaven

The Waalhaven is a harbour in , . It is one of the excavated harbors on the south bank of the river in Rotterdam. With an area of 3.1 square kilometers, it is one of the larger dug harbor basins in the world.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include RDM Campus and Elim Church.

College
is a college.

Church
Photo: Wikifrits, Public domain.

Canal
Photo: Hanhil, Public domain.
is a canal.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Schiemond and Heijplaat.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , . a postwar district in the west of the city with approximately 3,500 inhabitants. The district is bounded to the east by the port of , in the south by the Nieuwe Maas, in the west by the port areas of IJselhaven and Pelgrimsstraat and Westzeedijk in the north.

Quarter
is a neighborhood of , . Based on garden village design principles, the planning of the area was started in 1913 using funds from the 1902 Housing Act.

is a district of . The former city, the name of which literally means harbour of , was founded in 1389 as a harbour settlement of Delft, which through a canal was supposed to secure Delft's access to the river Meuse.

Waalhaven

Latitude
51.89233° or 51° 53′ 32″ north
Longitude
4.44079° or 4° 26′ 27″ east
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL WAL
Open location code
9F36VCRR+W8
Geo­Names ID
2745128
Wiki­data ID
Q2570560
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Portuguese—“Waalhaven” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: Rotterdamse Waalhaven
  • Dutch: Waalhaven (Rotterdam)
  • Dutch: Waalhaven
  • French: port du Waal
  • French: Port du Waal
  • Japanese: ヴァールハーフェン空港
  • Portuguese: Waalhaven
  • Waalhaven

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include De Distilleerketel and Lekhaven.

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