Oostplein
Oostplein is an underground station in the city of Rotterdam, located on the Rotterdam Metro lines A, B, and C. The station opened on 10 May 1982, the same date that the East-West Line, of which it is a part, was opened.- Type: Metro station
- Description: metro station in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Also known as: “Oostplein metro station”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Marine memorial and Witte Huis.
Marine memorial
Memorial
Photo: Wikifrits, Public domain.
The Marine memorial is a war memorial on Oostplein in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It commemorates and thanks the Netherlands Marine Corps who fought hard for the city in the Battle of the Netherlands. Marine memorial is situated 100 metres southeast of Oostplein.
Witte Huis
Historic building
The Witte Huis or White House is a building and National Heritage Site in Rotterdam, Netherlands, built in 1898 in the Art Nouveau style. The building is 43 m tall, with 10 floors. It was the first hoogbouw in Europe. The building is listed as a Rijksmonument. Witte Huis is situated 600 metres southwest of Oostplein.
Market Hall
Photo: Exmpletree, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Markthal is a residential and office building with a market hall underneath, located in Rotterdam. The building was opened on October 1, 2014, by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. Market Hall is situated 1 km southwest of Oostplein.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rubroek and Struisenburg.
Rubroek
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikifrits, Public domain.
Rubroek is a neighborhood in the Dutch city of Rotterdam. The neighborhood is located near Crooswijk in the Kralingen-Crooswijk district. The neighborhood is often considered an integral part of Crooswijk and is bordered by the Crooswijksesingel to the north, the Boezemkade to the east, situated between the Boezemweg and the Boezem, the Goudsesingel to the south, and the Rotte to the west.
Struisenburg
Neighborhood
Photo: Hanhil, Public domain.
Struisenburg is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Stadsdriehoek
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Stadsdriehoek is a neighborhood at the center of Rotterdam, Netherlands. The name Stadsdriehoek refers to the historical triangular form of the city of Rotterdam, which was bordered by the Coolsingel and the Schiedamsevest to the west, the Goudsevest to the northeast, and by the Nieuwe Maas to the south.
Oostplein
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.92309° or 51° 55′ 23″ northLongitude
4.49696° or 4° 29′ 49″ eastElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Inception
1983Open location code
9F36WFFW+6QOpenStreetMap ID
way 275889469OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6941877Wikidata ID
Q2677611
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Oostplein” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oostplein”
- Esperanto: “Oostplein”
- French: “Oostplein”
- Polish: “Oostplein”
- Ukrainian: “Остпляйн”
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