Kralingen-Crooswijk
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Kralingen-Crooswijk is a township of the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. It is located at the immediate east of the city's centre. As in 2005 it has about 52.379 inhabitants and has a territory of about 1.286 ha. It consists of the two boroughs Kralingen and Crooswijk, the first being a village itself until it was incorporated in the city of Rotterdam in the late 19th century.
Kralingen-Crooswijk is home to the football club Excelsior Rotterdam and within its borders is located the economic faculty of the Erasmus University.
It is linked to the city centre by the Caland Metroline, as well as several tram and buslines.
On the northern side of the municipality is located Het Kralingse Bos, a large park surrounding an artificial lake. Many inhabitants of the city use this park for relaxation and sport. On the eastern side the ultra modern company complex Brainpark can be found.
Originally Crooswijk and Kralingen were two different districts. Crooswijk being in the North / Centre of the Rotterdam and Kralingen being more in the Eastside of the Rotterdam. Crooswijk has always been a place for the mid-class, whilst Kralingen housing many multi-millionaires. This has also caused a lot of crime in the hoods, like burglary, drug dealing, extortion, robberies etc. Crooswijk was voted the most unsafe neighborhood in Rotterdam many times, although it is improving the crime and poverty can still be seen on a daily base.
[edit] External links
- Satellite image of Kralingen-Crooswijk
- Information municipality Kralingen-Crooswijk (in Dutch)
- Community site about Kralingen (in Dutch)
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