Rotterdam
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Rotterdam("Rotturdam") (pronounced /ˈrɒtərdæm/; Dutch Template:IPA-nl) is the seicont-lairgest ceety in the Netherlands an the lairgest port in Europe. Stairtin as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam haes grown intae a major internaitional commercial centre. Its strategic location at the Rhine-Meuse-Scheldt delta on the North Sea an at the hert o a massive rail, road, air an inland waterway distribution seestem extendin throughoot Europe means that Rotterdam can richtly be cried the gateway tae Europe.
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[edit] Internaitional relations
Rotterdam haes the follaein ceety an port connections throughoot the warld:
- 14 Sister Ceeties
- 13 Pairtner Ceeties
- 4 Sister Ports
The Breetish baund The Beautiful South recordit a sang named efter this region.
[edit] Twin touns – sister ceeties
Rotterdam is twinned wi:
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[edit] References
- ↑ Lile Facts & Figures. Mairie-Lille.fr. Retrieved on 17 Dizember 2007. . Template:Dead link
- ↑ Turin City Hall – International Affairs (Inglis) Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ↑ Gdańsk Official Website: 'Miasta partnerskie' (Polish & English). © 2009 Urząd Miejski w Gdańsku. Retrieved on 11 Julie 2009. .
- ↑ Granma – En La Habana vicealcalde de la ciudad de Rotterdam -La delegación visitante hará la entrega oficial de una donación de implementos deportivos, en momentos en que se celebra el aniversario 25 de las relaciones entre ambas urbes
- ↑ Saint Petersburg in figures – International and Interregional Ties. Saint Petersburg City Government. Retrieved on 23 Mairch 2008. .
- ↑ Baltimore City Mayor's Office of International and Immigrant Affairs – Sister Cities Program. Retrieved on 16 October 2008. . Template:Dead link
- ↑ Dresden – Partner Cities. © 2008 Landeshauptstadt Dresden. Retrieved on 29 Dizember 2008. . Template:Dead link
- ↑ Sister Cities of Istanbul. Retrieved on 8 September 2007. .
- ↑ Erdem, Selim Efe. "İstanbul'a 49 kardeş", Radikal, 2003-11-03. (in Turkish)
- ↑ Christmas around the world. Hull in print. Kingston upon Hull City Council (2003). Retrieved on 30 September 2007. .
- ↑ Partners – Oslo kommune
- ↑ Bratislava City – Twin Towns. © 2003–2008 Bratislava-City.sk. Retrieved on 26 October 2008. .
- ↑ www.praha-mesto.cz. Partner cities. Retrieved on 9 October 2008. .
- ↑ City of Kobe – "Sister City, Friendly City, Friendship & Cooperation City". Retrieved February 15, 2007.
- ↑ Port of Busan, Sister Ports, Busan
