Sint Franciscus

Sint Franciscus is a church in Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland. Sint Franciscus is situated nearby to the Hindu temple Shri Shiv Mandir, as well as near the community center Cultureel Centrum Al Quds.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: church building in Rotterdam, the Netherlands

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Our Lady, Star of the Sea and Diergaarde Blijdorp.

Our Lady, Star of the Sea

Church

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Our Lady, Star of the Sea is a church, which is situated 300 metres north of Sint Franciscus.

Diergaarde Blijdorp, officially Rotterdam Zoo, is a zoo located in the northwestern part of Rotterdam. It is one of the oldest zoos in the Netherlands, and has been operated by the Stichting Koninklijke Rotterdamse Diergaarde. Diergaarde Blijdorp is situated 1 km north of Sint Franciscus.

Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen

Museum

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Municipal Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is an art museum in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The name of the museum is derived from its two most important donors, Frans Jacob Otto Boijmans and Daniël George van Beuningen. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen is situated 1½ km east of Sint Franciscus.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nieuwe Westen and Middelland.

Nieuwe Westen

Quarter

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Nieuwe Westen is a pre-war neighbourhood in the west of Rotterdam, located between the Heemraadssingel and the Delfshavense Schie in the Delfshaven district.

Middelland

Quarter

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Delfshaven is a borough of Rotterdam, Netherlands, on the right bank of river Nieuwe Maas. It was a separate municipality until 1886. The town of Delfshaven grew around the port of the city of Delft.