Hoogvliet is a town and separate borough within 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...

 in the Netherlands

Netherlands

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. As of 1 January 2004, it had 36,619 inhabitants. There is also a national chain of Dutch supermarkets named after the district.

History

Hoogvliet is a former village in 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...

. The village was first mentioned on 26 May 1326 in the archive of the heren van Putten & Strijen inv. nr. 144. The village used to be called Oedenvliet, Oudenvliet and Odenvliet. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1934, when it merged with Rotterdam.

Districts

• Middengebied
  Middengebied
  Middengebied is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands....
  
   (the area around metrostation Hoogvliet, the Binnenban mall, an indoor swimming pool and a sports centre).
• Boomgaardshoek
  Boomgaardshoek
  Boomgaardshoek is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands.This part of Hoogvliet is build end of 70's early 80's and finished end of the 80's of the past century....
  
  
• Oudeland
  Oudeland
  Oudeland is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands....
  
  
• Nieuw Engeland
  Nieuw Engeland
  Nieuw Engeland is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands....
  
  
• Tussenwater (with metrostation Tussenwater).
• Westpunt
  Westpunt
  Westpunt is the name of the westernmost point of the island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles, and is also the name of a nearby small town, the island's northernmost settlement. The island's northernmost point, Watamula lies only two kilometres to the northeast. Westpunt is also a beach on the...
  
  
• Zalmplaat
  Zalmplaat
  Zalmplaat is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands....
  
   (with metrostation Zalmplaat).
• Meeuwenplaat
  Meeuwenplaat
  Meeuwenplaat is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands....
  
  
• Oudewal

Public transportation

Hoogvliet has a connection to 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...

 by Rotterdam Metro

Rotterdam Metro

The Rotterdam Metro is a rapid transit system operated in Rotterdam and surrounding municipalities by RET. The first line, called Noord - Zuidlijn opened in 1968 and ran from Centraal Station to Zuidplein, crossing the river Nieuwe Maas in a tunnel. It was the first metro system to open in the...

 lines C and D, through Tussenwater

Tussenwater (Rotterdam Metro)

Tussenwater is an above-ground subway station of the Rotterdam Metro lines C and D. The station is located in the borough Hoogvliet in Rotterdam....

, Hoogvliet

Hoogvliet (Rotterdam Metro)

Hoogvliet is an above-ground subway station of the Rotterdam Metro lines C and D. The station is located in the borough Hoogvliet in Rotterdam and features two side platforms....

, and Zalmplaat

Zalmplaat (Rotterdam Metro)

Zalmplaat is an above-ground subway station of the Rotterdam Metro lines C and D. The station is located in the borough Hoogvliet in Rotterdam and features two side platforms....

stations.

Parking places are free of charge. During rush hours and if the Spijkenisse bridge is open, the road from the freeway to Spijkenisse may be clogged.