Botanical Garden Afrikaanderwijk

Botanical Garden Afrikaanderwijk is a garden in Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland. Botanical Garden Afrikaanderwijk is situated nearby to the mosque Kocatepe Cami, as well as near the playground Speeltuinvereniging Afrikaanderplein.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Afrikaanderplein and Feijenoord Stadium.

Afrikaanderplein

Square

Afrikaanderplein was a football ground in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 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. Afrikaanderplein is situated 160 metres northwest of Botanical Garden Afrikaanderwijk.

Feijenoord Stadium

Stadium

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Stadion Feijenoord, more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip, is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It was completed in 1937. The name is derived from the Feijenoord district in Rotterdam, and from the club with the same name. Feijenoord Stadium is situated 1½ km southeast of Botanical Garden Afrikaanderwijk.

Netherlands Photo Museum

Museum

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The Netherlands Photo Museum is a photography museum in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, that was founded in 2003. The museum collection consists of many historical, social and cultural images from the 20th and 21st centuries, from the Netherlands and elsewhere. Netherlands Photo Museum is situated 650 metres northwest of Botanical Garden Afrikaanderwijk.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afrikaanderwijk and Bloemhof.

Afrikaanderwijk

Quarter

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Afrikaanderwijk is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands. It lies in the Feijenoord district of the city, and is traditionally a working-class neighborhood.

Bloemhof

Quarter

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

Feijenoord

Photo: Tukka, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Feijenoord is a district of Rotterdam, located on the southern bank of the New Meuse. This former industrial area has largely been converted to housing.

Botanical Garden Afrikaanderwijk

Type: Garden
Also known as: “Hortus (Scholengemeenschap Van Oldenbarnevelt)”, “rijksmonumentnummer 513876”, and “Scholengemeenschap Van Oldenbarnevelt: botanische tuin”
Categories: botanical garden and recreation area
Location: Rotterdam, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

51.89954° or 51° 53′ 58″ north

Longitude

4.50317° or 4° 30′ 11″ east

Open location code

9F36VGX3+R7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 493494543

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=garden

Wikidata ID

Q15873460

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In Other Languages

“Botanical Garden Afrikaanderwijk” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Botanische Tuin Afrikaanderwijk”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kocatepe Cami and Speeltuinvereniging Afrikaanderplein.

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