where is rotterdam
Rotterdam, a city in the Netherlands is the second largest municipality in the country. The name 'Rotterdam' has been derived from a dam in a small river, the Rotte that joins the Nieuwe Maas at the heart of the city. Rotterdam attained city rights in 1340.The city was the completely destroyed in the bombings of the German Luftwaffe in 1940. Since 2004 Asian ports like Singapore and Shanghai have taken over its world leading position and now it has become the seventh largest port in the world in terms of cargo traffic.otterdam attained city rights in 1340. The city was the completely destroyed in the bombings of the German Luftwaffe in 1940. Since 2004 Asian ports like Singapore and Shanghai have taken over its world leading position and now it has become the seventh largest port in the world in terms of cargo traffic.