Afrikaanderwijk

Afrikaanderwijk is a neighborhood of , . It lies in the of the city, and is traditionally a working-class neighborhood.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Afrikaanderplein and Botanical Garden Afrikaanderwijk.

Square
was a football ground in , the . It was the first home of the professional football club Feyenoord – then known as Wilhelmina, HFC, Celeritas and eventually Feijenoord – from its foundation in 1908 until 1917, when the club moved to a new ground at the Kromme Zandweg.

Garden
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Stadium
Photo: ART, Public domain.
Stadion Feijenoord, more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip, is a in , . It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same name.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Feijenoord and Bloemhof.

Photo: Tukka, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a district of , located on the southern bank of the New Meuse. This former industrial area has largely been converted to housing.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood in , . In 2009 Eberhard van der Laan, the Minister of Housing, referred to the neighbourhood as the fourth worst in his "40 problem neighbourhoods" list.

Quarter
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands, located on the south bank of the opposite the center of town. The district is relatively young and includes the Wilhelmina Pier as well as the V bounded by the Rose Street and railway line on one side and the Rotterdam-Dordrecht Hilledijk, Hill Street and Rijnhaven on the other.

Afrikaanderwijk

Latitude
51.90138° or 51° 54′ 5″ north
Longitude
4.50163° or 4° 30′ 6″ east
Open location code
9F36WG22+HM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 918952979
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data ID
Q3643214
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to French—“Afrikaanderwijk” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Afrikaanderwijk”
  • Dutch: “Afrikaanderwijk”
  • French: “Afrikaanderwijk”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tweebosbuurt and Kop van Zuid-Entrepot.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bibliotheek Afrikaanderwijk and Wijkhub Afrikaanderwijk.

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