Schiemond

Schiemond is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. Schiemond 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 Schiemond, in the south by the Nieuwe Maas, in the west by the port areas of IJselhaven and Pelgrimsstraat and Westzeedijk in the north.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Middenkous and Euromast.

Middenkous

Canal

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Middenkous is a canal.

Euromast

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Euromast is an observation tower in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by Hugh Maaskant constructed between 1958 and 1960. It was specially built for the 1960 Floriade, and is a listed monument since 2010.

De Distilleerketel

Windmill

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De Distilleerketel is a windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bospolder and Delfshaven.

Bospolder

Quarter

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Bospolder is a quarter.

Delfshaven

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Delfshaven is a district of Rotterdam. The former city, the name of which literally means harbour of Delft, 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.