For the football team, see Feyenoord. For the football stadium, see De Kuip. For the shipyard, see Fijenoord.
Feijenoord (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈfɛiənoːrt]) is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas. As of 1 January 2004 there were 72,320 inhabitants. The area is 6.44 km² (1.45 km² of this is water). It is not the current home of the city's main football club, Feyenoord, which is now in the neighbouring township of IJsselmonde.
The majority of the population of Feijenoord are immigrants, approximately 36% of the population are Dutch natives, 8% are western immigrants and 56% are non-western immigrants. The biggest non-western immigrant groups are Moroccan (10%), Netherlands Antillean (4%), Surinamese (11%) and Turks (19%).[1]
Problematic neighbourhoodsedit
According to a list made by Eberhard van der Laan (State Secretary of infrastructure), four out of the eight neighbourhoods in Feijenoord are amongst the most problematic neighbourhoods in the Netherlands.[2] The Bloemhof neighbourhood ranks at number 4 on the list, making it the most problematic neighbourhood in its district and the second in the south of Rotterdam, followed by Hillesluis at rank 13, Afrikaanderwijk at rank 33 and Vreewijk at rank 44.[3]
Povertyedit
Around 29% of the total population of Feijenoord lives on welfare, while the average for Rotterdam is 21%.[4] Bloemhof and Hillesluis neighbourhoods have an unemployment rate above 40%,[5] which is higher than the average for Rotterdam (13%) and the Netherlands (6%). 63% of the population of Feijenoord has a low level of educational attainment, compared to the Rotterdam average of 49%.[6]
feijenoord, football, team, feyenoord, football, stadium, kuip, shipyard, fijenoord, dutch, pronunciation, ˈfɛiənoːrt, district, rotterdam, located, south, nieuwe, maas, january, 2004, there, were, inhabitants, area, this, water, current, home, city, main, foo. For the football team see Feyenoord For the football stadium see De Kuip For the shipyard see Fijenoord Feijenoord Dutch pronunciation ˈfɛienoːrt is a district in Rotterdam and is located south of the Nieuwe Maas As of 1 January 2004 there were 72 320 inhabitants The area is 6 44 km 1 45 km of this is water It is not the current home of the city s main football club Feyenoord which is now in the neighbouring township of IJsselmonde FeijenoordSkyline of Kop van ZuidCountry NetherlandsProvinceSouth HollandCityRotterdamArea Total2 49 sq mi 6 44 km2 Population 2004 Total72 320 Density37 540 sq mi 14 493 km2 Time zoneUTC 1 CET Websitehttps www rotterdam nl feijenoordThe district gained significance in the 19th century as a centre of shipbuilding principally at the Fijenoord yard Contents 1 Neighbourhoods in Feijenoord 2 Ethnicity 3 Problematic neighbourhoods 4 Poverty 5 Images 6 References 7 External linksNeighbourhoods in Feijenoord editAfrikaanderwijk Bloemhof Feijenoord Hillesluis Katendrecht Kop van Zuid Noordereiland VreewijkEthnicity editThe majority of the population of Feijenoord are immigrants approximately 36 of the population are Dutch natives 8 are western immigrants and 56 are non western immigrants The biggest non western immigrant groups are Moroccan 10 Netherlands Antillean 4 Surinamese 11 and Turks 19 1 Problematic neighbourhoods editAccording to a list made by Eberhard van der Laan State Secretary of infrastructure four out of the eight neighbourhoods in Feijenoord are amongst the most problematic neighbourhoods in the Netherlands 2 The Bloemhof neighbourhood ranks at number 4 on the list making it the most problematic neighbourhood in its district and the second in the south of Rotterdam followed by Hillesluis at rank 13 Afrikaanderwijk at rank 33 and Vreewijk at rank 44 3 Poverty editAround 29 of the total population of Feijenoord lives on welfare while the average for Rotterdam is 21 4 Bloemhof and Hillesluis neighbourhoods have an unemployment rate above 40 5 which is higher than the average for Rotterdam 13 and the Netherlands 6 63 of the population of Feijenoord has a low level of educational attainment compared to the Rotterdam average of 49 6 Images edit nbsp Putsebocht in Bloemhof nbsp Beijerlandselaan in Hillesluis nbsp Latter day Saint chapel in Vreewijk nbsp Protestant school in Afrikaanderwijk 1909 nbsp Lange Hilleweg in Bloemhof nbsp Pest house in Feijenoord neighbourhood 1804 nbsp Orthodox church in VreewijkReferences edit Archived copy Archived from the original on 2017 08 18 Retrieved 2017 08 17 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Van der Laan maakt hele lijst probleemwijken bekend 26 February 2009 Van der Laan maakt hele lijst probleemwijken bekend 26 February 2009 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2017 08 18 Retrieved 2017 08 17 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link 10 000 huishoudens Feijenoord onder armoedegrens 22 March 2011 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2017 08 18 Retrieved 2017 08 17 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link External links editOfficial website History of Feijenoord 51 53 46 N 4 30 50 E 51 896 N 4 514 E 51 896 4 514 nbsp This South Holland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Feijenoord amp oldid 1185692455, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
