Kralingen-Crooswijk

Kralingen-Crooswijk

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.

External links

* [http://maps.google.com/maps?t=k&ie=UTF8&om=1&ll=51.932253,4.520617&spn=0.039639,0.06712 Satellite image of Kralingen-Crooswijk]
* [http://www.kc.rotterdam.nl/smartsite.dws?id=351211 Information municipality Kralingen-Crooswijk (in Dutch)]
* [http://www.kralingen.nl Community site about Kralingen (in Dutch)]


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