Rotterdam

Rotterdam is a town in , United States. The population was 30,523 at the 2020 census. Rotterdam is in the south-central part of the county.
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  • Type: Town with 20,700 residents
  • Description: town in Schenectady County, New York, United States
  • Also known as: Rotterdam, New York” and “Rotterdam, NY

Places of Interest

Highlights include Via Port Rotterdam and Schenectady station.

Shopping center
Photo: Geotek, Public domain.
, formerly Rotterdam Square, is a shopping mall located in Rotterdam, New York, . When it opened, the mall was originally called Rotterdam Square and owned by Wilmorite Properties until 2005, when Wilmorite was acquired by The Macerich Company, who then took over ownership and management of most of their properties. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rotterdam.

Railway station
is an Amtrak intercity train station in . The station, constructed in 2018 is owned by the Capital District Transportation Authority which also owns and . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rotterdam.

Theater building
Proctor's Theatre is a theatre and former vaudeville house located in , , . Many famous artists have performed there, including Mariah Carey, Britney Spears, Hal Holbrook, Ted Wiles, and George Burns, as well as many others. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rotterdam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mont Pleasant and Downtown Schenectady.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood of , , . It is located in the south central part of the city and is the most populated of Schenectady's neighborhoods and has the most housing units as well.

Neighborhood
is the central business district for the city of , . It originated in the 1820s with the moving of the commercial and industrial interests east from the original 17th and 18th century settlement, spurred on by the development of the . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rotterdam.

, once called the city that lights and hauls the world, is in the region of . Approximately 20 minutes from New York's capital of , is best known as the birthplace of General Electric and for Proctor's Theater.

Rotterdam

Latitude
42.78676° or 42° 47′ 12″ north
Longitude
-73.9721° or 73° 58′ 20″ west
Population
20,700
Elevation
338 feet (103 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US RAJ
Open location code
87J8Q2PH+P5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158840056
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
5134453
Wiki­data ID
Q2166239
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Rotterdam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: روتردام
  • Cebuano: Rotterdam
  • Chechen: Роттердам (гӀала, Нью-Йорк)
  • Chechen: Роттердам
  • Chinese: Rotterdam
  • Chinese: 鹿特丹
  • Chinese: 鹿特丹镇
  • Dagbani: Rotterdam
  • Dutch: Rotterdam
  • Egyptian Arabic: روتيردام, نيويورك
  • French: Rotterdam
  • German: Rotterdam
  • Haitian: Rotterdam, New York
  • Haitian: Rotterdam
  • Hebrew: רוטרדם
  • Hungarian: Rotterdam
  • Italian: Rotterdam
  • Japanese: ニューヨーク州ロッテルダム
  • Mazanderani: روتردام (نیویورک)
  • Mazanderani: روتردام
  • Min Nan Chinese: Rotterdam
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Rotterdam
  • Polish: Rotterdam
  • Serbian: Ротердам
  • Serbo-Croatian: Rotterdam, New York
  • Serbo-Croatian: Rotterdam
  • Spanish: Rotterdam (Nueva York)
  • Spanish: Rotterdam
  • Swedish: Rotterdam, New York
  • Swedish: Rotterdam
  • Tatar: Роттердам (шәһәр, Нью-Йорк)
  • Tatar: Роттердам
  • Turkish: Rotterdam
  • Ukrainian: Роттердам

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