Ommoord: Planned Residential District in Rotterdam Northeast
Ommoord is a neighbourhood in the Prins Alexander district of Rotterdam with about 25,150 residents. Built in the 1960s and 1970s as part of Rotterdam's post-war expansion, the area follows a planned layout of apartment blocks and terraced houses with green strips and water features between them. The Prins Alexander district as a whole is the largest in Rotterdam by population.
The Lage Bergse Bos, a recreational forest park, borders the neighbourhood to the north and provides walking, cycling, and horse riding routes. The Alexandrium shopping centre, one of the largest retail concentrations in Rotterdam, lies to the south near the metro station. The Nesselande neighbourhood and recreational lake border to the east.
Rotterdam Centraal is about 8 kilometres southwest by metro. Capelle aan den IJssel borders to the north. The A20 motorway passes south of the district.
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Ommoord is a neighbourhood in the Prins Alexander district of Rotterdam with about 25,150 residents. Built in the 1960s and 1970s as part of Rotterdam's post-war expansion, the area follows a planned layout of apartment blocks and terraced houses with green strips and water features between them. The Prins Alexander district as a whole is the largest in Rotterdam by population.
The Lage Bergse Bos, a recreational forest park, borders the neighbourhood to the north and provides walking, cycling, and horse riding routes. The Alexandrium shopping centre, one of the largest retail concentrations in Rotterdam, lies to the south near the metro station. The Nesselande neighbourhood and recreational lake border to the east.
Rotterdam Centraal is about 8 kilometres southwest by metro. Capelle aan den IJssel borders to the north. The A20 motorway passes south of the district.
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