Ommoord is a neighbourhood

Neighbourhood

A neighbourhood or neighborhood is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town or suburb. Neighbourhoods are often social communities with considerable face-to-face interaction among members. "Researchers have not agreed on an exact definition...

 in the borough Prins Alexander

Prins Alexander

Prins Alexander is a borough in the northeast part of Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands.Prins Alexander knows 7 neighbourhoods:*Het Lage Land*Kralingseveer*Nesselande*Ommoord*Oosterflank*Prinsenland*Zevenkamp-Public transportation:...

, part of the municipality 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...

, South Holland, the Netherlands. Ommoord is surrounded by the neighbourhoods Zevenkamp

Zevenkamp

Zevenkamp is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, The Netherlands....

, Het Lage Land

Het Lage Land

Het Lage Land is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands....

 and Terbregge

Terbregge

Terbregge is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands....

. It has around 25.000 inhabitants across 12.500 households.

The river Rotte

Rotte (river)

The Rotte is a river the in Rhine-Maas-delta in the Netherlands. It rises in Moerkapelle in the so-called Green Heart. It flows past Bleiswijk and Bergschenhoek; in Rotterdam it flows into the Nieuwe Maas...

 flows through the north of Ommoord.

Neighbourhoods

Ommoord has 15 neighbourhoods: Bloemenbuurt (Flower-neighbourhood), Bremmenbuurt (Broom), Distelbuurt (Thistle), Doornenbuurt (Thorn), Grasbuurt (Grass), Heidebuurt (heather), Bessenbuurt (Berry), Klaverbuurt (Clover), Kruidenbuurt (Herbs), Middengebied-West (Middle area-West), Middengebied-Centrum (Middle area-Center, Middengebied-Oost (Middle area-East), Mossenbuurt (Moss), Rozenbuurt (Rose) and the Varenbuurt (Fern).

Public transport

Two buslines extend into Ommoord: 34 en 35.

The Calandlijn line of the 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...

 subway extends into Ommoord and has 4 stations in it:

• Graskruid (both Ommoord and Nesselande
  Nesselande
  Nesselande is a new extension on the east side of the city of Rotterdam, in South Holland, the Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Prins Alexander. Formerly Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle, consists of three development area's: Tuinstad, Badplaats and Waterwijk...
  
  branches)
• Romeynshof (Ommoord branch)
• Binnenhof (terminus for Ommoord branch)
• Hesseplaats (Nesselande
  Nesselande
  Nesselande is a new extension on the east side of the city of Rotterdam, in South Holland, the Netherlands. It is part of the borough of Prins Alexander. Formerly Zevenhuizen-Moerkapelle, consists of three development area's: Tuinstad, Badplaats and Waterwijk...
  
  branch)

External links

List of links about Ommoord