Katendrecht

In the twentieth century it was the most well known and even famous red light district of Rotterdam, with many entertainment venues for sailors.

In 1375 the Albrecht of Bavaria ordered the country to be re-dyked after the fiefdom overflowed in the two preceding years as a result of dike breaches.

The part that is re-dammed after a dike breach in 1463 is referred to as Nieuw-Katendrecht or Meester Arend van der Woudensland.

After the docks were completed in 1911, the rural village on the river was virtually destroyed; Katendrecht had become a peninsula between the Rijnhaven and Maashaven.

For two years in a row the safety index of the municipality of Rotterdam shows that Katendrecht can be seen as one of the safest neighborhoods in the city.

The peninsula already features a green quay with a pedestrian promenade, a docking point for the water taxi and several works of art, including the statue of Ketelbinkie.

The historic passenger steamship SS Rotterdam has been anchored on the edge of Katendrecht since August 2008, becoming a major attraction.

The Provimi factory, an animal feed producer, is still located on Veerlaan, showing the industrial roots of the area.

In the summer of 2007 there were proposals to build a cable car from the Euromast at the north shore of the river to Katendrecht, however this plan has not been implemented yet.