Rotterdam
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Rotterdam is the second largest city in the Netherlands. About 588,000 people live there. The biggest city is Amsterdam. In the urban area, there are about 1.1 million people.
Rotterdam also has one of the biggest, and busiest ports in the world. Its the biggest port in Europe. The ports of Hamburg and possibly Marseille have a similar size.
[edit] Famous People from Rotterdam
- Leo Beenhakker
- Thea Beckman
- Pascal Bosschaart
- Giovanni van Bronckhorst
- Willem Pieterszoon Buytewech
- Ferry Corsten
- Jules Deelder
- Julian "Bean" Delphiki (literary character)
- Edsger Dijkstra
- André van Duijn
- Desiderius Erasmus
- Pim Fortuyn
- Ida Gerhardt
- Jacobus van 't Hoff
- Marianne Heemskerk
- Bep van Klaveren
- Rem Koolhaas
- Kruimeltje (literary character)
- Ruud Lubbers
- Paul de Leeuw
- Rie Mastenbroek
- Robin van Persie
- Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh
- Ron Steens
- Marten Toonder
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