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Updated population. Source:CBS.
On 14 May 1940 the city was bombed by the [[Luftwaffe]] during the German invasion of the [[Low Countries]], killing between 800 and 900 civilians and destroying much of the city centre. After the war, Rotterdam was rebuilt in a modernist idiom, its ''Lijnbaan'' incorporating retail, housing and separation of traffic from pedestrians in a major development.
On 14 May 1940 the city was bombed by the [[Luftwaffe]] during the German invasion of the [[Low Countries]], killing between 800 and 900 civilians and destroying much of the city centre. After the war, Rotterdam was rebuilt in a modernist idiom, its ''Lijnbaan'' incorporating retail, housing and separation of traffic from pedestrians in a major development.
Rotterdam has a population of 584,000.
Rotterdam has a population of 619,879.
== Hoek van Holland ==
Hoek van Holland ("Hook of Holland", literally 'corner of Holland') is a port in South Holland, and is administratively part of the city of Rotterdam. It's located at the outflow of the Nieuwe Waterweg (New Waterway) canal into the [[North Sea]], and is the base for ferry services to [[Harwich]] in eastern England.
== Sports ==
[[Feyenoord]] - A soccer team playing in the [[Eredivisie]].
==See also==
* [[History of the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Dutch Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Dutch Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:Dutch History]]