Monday, February 18, 2008

Netherland Postcard

The Erasmus Bridge

Netherland Postcard - Rotterdam
Post Marke ; 27.01.2008 - Rotterdam
Stamp;
Europa Priority
Bicycle and World Map
Face Value ; 75 Euro Cent

Rotterdam is the second largest municipality in the Netherlands after the capital, Amsterdam by population size, and the largest city in the province of Zuid-Holland (South Holland). The port of Rotterdam is the largest in Europe and was the world's busiest port from 1962 to 2004, until it was overtaken by Shanghai. Rotterdam is situated on the banks of the river Nieuwe Maas (New Meuse), one of the channels in the delta formed by the Rhine and Meuse rivers. The name Rotterdam derives from a dam in the Rotte river.

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