Kleiwegkwartier

Kleiwegkwartier
Neighborhood of Rotterdam
Rotterdam's Kleiweg in 1931
Location of the Kleiwegkwartier in Rotterdam
Coordinates: 51°56′44″N4°28′58″E / 51.94556°N 4.48278°E / 51.94556; 4.48278
Country	Netherlands
Province	South Holland
COROP	Rotterdam
Borough	Hillegersberg-Schiebroek
Area
• Total	127 ha (310 acres)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Postcode	3045, 3051
Area code	010
Website	http://www.bokrotterdam.nl/

Kleiwegkwartier is a neighbourhood quarter in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is in the southern part of Hillegersberg with origins dating from the early 1600s.

Background

The Cley Wech (Kleiweg) as seen on a map from 1611 running from Hillegersberg to Overschie .

The Kleiwegkwartier is located just north of the A20 autoroute and is part of Rotterdam's Hillegersberg-Schiebroek district. The district originally belonged to the municipalities of Hillegersberg and Schiebroek until they were annexed by Rotterdam in 1941. The area now makes part of Rotterdam's Hillegersberg-Zuid district. ^{[1] [2]}

The area owes its name to the Kleiweg, the main road that runs centrally through its neighbourhood. The Kleiweg originally served as the main connection between Rotterdam and Overschie where it crossed old creek bridges over the rivers Schie and Rotte. ^[3] The early existence of the road is documented on an area map dated 1611. ^[4]

Over time the road became increasingly lined by farms, houses and businesses—especially with major residential development occurring in the Kleiwegkwartier during the 1930s. ^[2] The area's railway station (1908) and the lake Bergse Achterplas had been established by that time. ^[3]

Character

The Kleiweg as seen 1923

The Kleiwegkwartier is a mixed-use neighbourhood which lies close to the centre of Rotterdam. It "mostly escaped wartime bombing, leaving its residential streets intact." ^[5] Many of its streets are now lined with trees.

The houses north of the Kleiweg, also close to the Bergse Plassen  [ nl ], tend to be larger and more luxurious than the houses on its southern side. ^{[6] [7]} Light industry, warehouses and tram depots are located in the southern part of the neighbourhood. Its most western section, near the Overschiese Kleiweg, still retains characteristics of the area's rural origins.

The hospital Franciscus Gasthuis  [ nl ] is located on the south-western edge of Kleiwegkwartier. ^[8]

The neighbourhood benefits from good communication links with Rotterdam International airport, two railways stations, a tram and bus line and the A20 autoroute in close proximity. ^[9]

The shops on the Kleiweg make part of one of the Hillegersberg area's three shopping centres.

Gallery

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  Image of the Overschiese Kleiweg (2007)
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  Map of Hillegersberg in 1867, prior to the development of the Kleiwegkwartier
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  View on the Bergse Achterplas from the Kleiwegkwartier (2006)
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  The Kleiweg Station in 2005 (now closed)

References

1. "Bewonersorganisatie Kleiwegkwartier". www.bokrotterdam.nl. Archived from the original on December 7, 2008.
2. Rotterdam, Gemeente. "Hillegersberg-Zuid". Gemeente Rotterdam (in Dutch). Archived from the original on September 23, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
3. Paul Th. van de Laar; Mies van Jaarsveld (2007). Historical Atlas of Rotterdam: The City's Growth Illustrated. SUN. ISBN   978-90-8506-198-4.
4. Originally Kleiweg was written de Cley Wech in 1611 (see image of map)
5. "Hilligersberg-Schiebroek". en.rotterdam.info. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022.
6. "Bergse Plassen | Stadsarchief Rotterdam". www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl (in Dutch). Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
7. "Society". CBS . Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
8. "Franciscus Gasthuis&Vlietland, zorg van generaties". www.franciscus.nl. Archived from the original on September 25, 2017.
9. "RET Home Rotterdam". www.ret.nl. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 20, 2018.

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