Prins Alexander

Prins Alexander is a borough in the northeast of Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Prins Alexander has 7 neighbourhoods: Prins Alexander is connected to the city center of Rotterdam through Rotterdam Metro lines A and B, with line A connecting to Binnenhof station and line B to Nesselande station.

This polder was reclaimed from peat fen near the river Rotte, north east of the city.

The fens were drained between 1865 and 1874, resulting in 2,825 hectares (6,980 acres) of farmland.

The polder was named after Prince Alexander of the Netherlands (1851-1884).