Feijenoord district

Feyenoord is a municipality of Rotterdam. The district lies on the southern bank of the Nieuwe Maas, opposite the city center. 72 320 inhabitants to 6.44 km ², of which 1.45 km ² water are in him.

Feyenoord developed in the late 19th and 20th century, when the port of Rotterdam after the completion of the Nieuwe Water path expanded greatly. The port grew on the south side of the Nieuwe Maas, numerous workers settled there, so that the neighborhood was a working area.

After ever wandered after the Second World War, the harbor to the west North Sea conditions, and also containerization made ​​sure that only a fraction of the workers was still needed in the harbor, the quarter fell progressively. The district Katendrecht in Feyenoord degenerated from the general sailor and entertainment district to a pure red light district. Since the 1990s, downtown next part Feijenoords, the Kop van Zuid is the goal of an ambitious urban renewal program.

Internationally he is best known by the resident sports club Feyenoord, who play their home games at the Feyenoord Stadium.

In Feyenoord is the Essalam Mosque, the largest mosque in the Netherlands and Western Europe.