Pernis is a village and district 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

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...

, Netherlands

Netherlands

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...

. The district has a population of 4,560 (2005) on a total area size of 1.60 km². Pernis is not a full submunicipality (deelgemeente) of Rotterdam, but the former independent municipality nevertheless has its own district council. Although surrounded by ports, Pernis has preserved its village-like atmosphere very well.

Pernis is best known because of its petrochemical

Petrochemical

Petrochemicals are chemical products derived from petroleum. Some chemical compounds made from petroleum are also obtained from other fossil fuels, such as coal or natural gas, or renewable sources such as corn or sugar cane....

 industry. Many refineries are part of its skyline. Shell's refinery near Pernis is the largest oil refinery in Europe, and one of the largest in the world.

Pernis was merged with 's-Gravenambacht

's-Gravenambacht

s-Gravenambacht is a former hamlet and former municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland. The area is now part of Rotterdam, and almost completely covered by the Eemhaven dockyards. The eastern part of the town of Heijplaat is also in this area....

 in 1832, and then was a separate municipality until 1934, when it became part of Rotterdam.

Notable people born in Pernis

• Sjaak Troost
  Sjaak Troost
  Jacob Troost is a former football defender from The Netherlands, who earned four caps for the Netherlands national football team and was a member of the Dutch team that won the European title at the 1988 European Football Championship in West Germany.Troost played his whole professional career...
  
  (born 1959) – Feyenoord football (soccer) defender

External links

• Website of the district council of Pernis