Rotterdam

Template:Infobox Region Coat Rotterdam is, in terms of population, the second largest municipality in the Netherlands after the capital, Amsterdam, and the largest city in the province of Zuid-Holland. The city has the largest port of Europe. It became the world's busiest port in 1962, but lost this status to Shanghai in 2004. It is situated on the banks of the river Nieuwe Maas ("New Meuse"), one of the streams in the delta formed by the Rhine and Meuse rivers. The name "Rotterdam" derives from the city's origin at a dam in a small tributary river, the Rotte. In Hattrick, Rotterdam is known as a quite succesfull region.

Background

Rotterdam is one of the 17 regions in Nederland. There are currently (Februari 15th 2007) 5161 users in Rotterdam and 16% (816) of them is HT-supporter.

Figures of the Ethnic make-up of the city:

• Dutch: 54.1%
  
• Turkish: 7.3%
  
• Indian: 6.8%
  
• Moroccan: 5.7%
  
• Afro-Surinamese: 2.2%
• Antillean / Aruban: 3.4%
  
• North African (not Moroccan): 3.0%
  
• Cape Verdean: 2.5%
  
• Other: 16.5%
  

In the Netherlands, Rotterdam has the highest percentage of non-western foreigners. Nearly half the population are not native to the Netherlands or have at least one parent born outside the country. Recent figures show that Muslim comprise 40 percent of the city's population. The city is home to one of the largest Cape Verdean communities in the world, as well as the largest Dutch Antillean community.

Rotterdam has had a rich hiphop scene since the early 1980s. It is also the home of Gabber, a type of music popular in the mid-1990s, with hard beats and samples. Bands like Neophyte and Rotterdam Terror Corps (RTC) started in Rotterdam.

Memorial Moments

• Real Raateland under the ownership of Kees Raateland became Cup Champions season 8.
• Graxies United under the ownership of Graxon became Cup Champions season 11.
• Real Raateland under the ownership of Kees Raateland became Cup Champions season 13.

Best Teams of Rotterdam

1.	Real Raateland	7th Eredivisie
2.	FC Agniesebuurt	1st III.4
3.	Genetic Freaks	3rd III.13
4.	FC het Balletje	4th III.8
5.	FC Oranje Blauw	5th III.6
6.	Moordrecht	5th III.10
7.	Graxies United	8th III.13
8.	Galop	1st IV.39
9.	Fc Leona	1st IV.29
10.	Ainulindalë FC	1st IV.5

Regional federations

• Hattrick Federatie Rotterdam (HFR) (AllianceID: 2685)
• Rotterdam Hattrick Federation International (RHFI) (AllianceID: 10783)