Rotterdam

Rotterdam (; Dutch ) is the seicont-lairgest ceety in the Netherlands an the lairgest port in Europe. Stairtin as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam haes grown intae a major internaitional commercial centre. Its strategic location at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North Sea an at the hert o a massive rail, road, air an inland watterwey distribution seestem extendin throughoot Europe means that Rotterdam can richtly be cried the gatewey tae Europe. 

 Internaitional relations 
Rotterdam haes the follaein ceety an port connections throughoot the warld:
 14 sister ceeties
 13 pairtner ceeties
 4 sister ports

The Breetish baund The Beautiful South recordit a sang named efter this region.

 Twin touns – sister ceeties 
Rotterdam is twinned wi:
  Cologne, Germany 1958
  Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 1958
  Lille, Fraunce 1958
  Turin, Italy 1958 Turin City Hall – International Affairs   Retrieved on 2008-01-26.  Liège, Belgium 1958
  Burgas, Bulgarie 1976
  Constanta, Romanie 1976
  Gdańsk, Poland 1977  Shanghai, Cheenae 1979
  Havana, Cuba 1983Granma – En La Habana vicealcalde de la ciudad de Rotterdam -La delegación visitante hará la entrega oficial de una donación de implementos deportivos, en momentos en que se celebra el aniversario 25 de las relaciones entre ambas urbes
  Saunt Petersburg, Roushie 1966
  Baltimore, Maryland USA 1985  Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
  Dresden, Germany 1988 
  Istanbul, Turkey 2005
  Surabaya, Indonesie
  Szeged, Hungary
  Kuching, Malaysie

 Pairtner ceeties 
  Hull, Unitit Kinrick 1936
  Antwerp, Belgium 1940
  Basel, Swisserland 1945
  Oslo, Norawa 1945Partners – Oslo kommune   Duisburg, Germany 1950
  Nuremberg, Germany 1961
  Jakarta, Indonesie 1983
  Osaka, Japan 1984  Budapest, Hungary 1991
  Bratislava, Slovakie 1991 
  Durban, Sooth Africae 1991
  Prague, Czech Republic 1991  Buenos Aires, Argentinae 1990

 Sister ports 
  Kobe, Japan 1967City of Kobe – "Sister City, Friendly City, Friendship & Cooperation City". Retrieved February 15, 2007.
  Seattle, Washington USA 1969 Seattle Leet
  Busan, Sooth Korea 1987Port of Busan, Sister Ports, Busan
  Tokyo, Japan 1989

 References 


Category:Ceeties in the Netherlands
Category:Municipalities o Sooth Holland
Category:Populatit places in Sooth Holland
Category:Port ceeties an touns in the Netherlands
Category:Port ceeties an touns o the North Sea