Ommoord
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Ommoord is a neighbourhood in the borough Prins Alexander, part of the municipality of Rotterdam, South Holland, the Netherlands. Ommoord is surrounded by the neighbourhoods Zevenkamp, Het Lage Land and Terbregge. , The river Rotte flows through the north of Ommoord. It has around 25.000 habitants across 12.500 households.
[edit] Neighbourhoods
Ommoord has 15 neighbourhoods: Bloemenbuurt (Flower-neighbourhood), Bremmenbuurt (Broom), Distelbuurt (Thistle), Doornenbuurt (Thorn), Grasbuurt (Grass), Heidebuurt (heather), Bessenbuurt (Berry), Klaverbuurt (Clover), Kruidenbuurt (Herbs), Middengebied-West (Middle area-West), Middengebied-Centrum (Middle area-Center, Middengebied-Oost (Middle area-East), Mossenbuurt (Moss), Rozenbuurt (Rose) and the Varenbuurt (Fern).
[edit] Public transport
Two buslines extend into Ommoord: 34 en 35.
The Calandlijn line of the Rotterdam subway extends into Ommoord and has 4 stations in it:
- Graskruid (both Ommoord and Nesselande branches)
- Romeynshof (Ommoord branch)
- Binnenhof (terminus for Ommoord branch)
- Hesseplaats (Nesselande branch)
