IJsselmonde (village)
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IJsselmonde is a former village in the Dutch
province of South Holland
. It was located to the east of the city of Rotterdam
. The village ("IJssel mouth") derives its name from the river Hollandsche IJssel, which flows into the Nieuwe Maas
opposite from the village. The village gives its name to the large island it's on, IJsselmonde.
IJsselmonde was a separate municipality until 1941, when it merged with Rotterdam. In the area of the municipality, a large residential area was built, which is now the IJsselmonde
borough of Rotterdam.
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
province of South Holland
South Holland
South Holland is a province situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam.South Holland is one of the most densely populated and industrialised areas in the world...
. It was located to the east of the city of Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
. The village ("IJssel mouth") derives its name from the river Hollandsche IJssel, which flows into the Nieuwe Maas
Nieuwe Maas
The Nieuwe Maas distributary of the Rhine River, and a former distributary of the Maas River, in the Dutch province of South Holland. It runs from the confluence of the rivers Noord and Lek, and flows west through Rotterdam. It ends west of the city where it meets the Oude Maas , near Vlaardingen,...
opposite from the village. The village gives its name to the large island it's on, IJsselmonde.
IJsselmonde was a separate municipality until 1941, when it merged with Rotterdam. In the area of the municipality, a large residential area was built, which is now the IJsselmonde
IJsselmonde (Rotterdam)
IJsselmonde is a township located in the southeastern corner of the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. As of 2006 it has 58,782 inhabitants....
borough of Rotterdam.