Rotterdam | Wikipedia audio article
Channel: wikipedia tts
Date: 21/06/2019

This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotterdam


00:01:28 1 History
00:06:03 2 Geography
00:09:25 2.1 Climate
00:10:24 3 Demographics
00:11:14 3.1 Composition
00:13:27 3.2 Ethnic make-up
00:14:19 3.3 Religion
00:15:13 4 Economy
00:17:24 4.1 Ports
00:18:24 4.2 Shopping
00:19:55 5 Education
00:22:43 6 Culture
00:26:33 6.1 Museums
00:27:21 7 Architecture
00:31:25 8 Sports
00:32:07 8.1 Football
00:34:02 8.2 Marathon
00:35:22 8.3 Tennis
00:36:07 8.4 Tour de France 2010
00:37:14 8.5 Rowing
00:37:44 8.6 Field hockey
00:38:11 8.7 Baseball
00:38:29 8.8 Boxing
00:38:56 8.9 Swimming
00:39:48 8.10 Motor cycle racing
00:40:14 8.11 Sportsmen of the year election
00:40:35 8.12 Other famous Rotterdam athletes
00:43:18 9 Yearly events
00:44:47 10 Transportation
00:53:22 11 International relations
00:54:13 11.1 Twin towns – Sister cities
00:54:26 11.2 Partner cities
00:54:35 11.3 Sister ports
00:54:57 11.4 Places named after Rotterdam
00:55:18 12 Notable residents
00:55:28 13 In popular culture
00:57:04 14 See also



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Rotterdam (, UK also ; Dutch: [ˌrɔtərˈdɑm] (listen)) is the second-largest city, behind Amsterdam and a municipality of the Netherlands. It is located in the province of South Holland, at the mouth of the Nieuwe Maas channel leading into the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta at the North Sea. Its history goes back to 1270, when a dam was constructed in the Rotte, after which people settled around it for safety. In 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by the Count of Holland.A major logistic and economic centre, Rotterdam is Europe's largest port. It has a population of 633,471 (2017). Rotterdam is known for its Erasmus University, its riverside setting, lively cultural life and maritime heritage. The near-complete destruction of the city centre in the World War II Rotterdam Blitz has resulted in a varied architectural landscape, including sky-scrapers (an uncommon sight in other Dutch cities) designed by renowned architects such as Rem Koolhaas, Piet Blom and Ben van Berkel.The Rhine, Meuse and Scheldt give waterway access into the heart of Western Europe, including the highly industrialized Ruhr. The extensive distribution system including rail, roads, and waterways have earned Rotterdam the nicknames "Gateway to Europe" and "Gateway to the World".