"ROTTERDAM" a Rotterdam Travel Page by bugulma

I was in Rotterdam with one day trip and I liked my journey very much. In spite of it was raining in the morning when I came, in the second half of the day it was quite ok and even sunny in the streets. I was surprised how modern the city is. The reason is the city was completely destroyed during World War II.
The place was a home for fishermen in XIII century. Officially the name was given in 1328 by Willem III king. The city was urned down several times in XIV-XV centuries in different wars. In XVI century the importance became growing because other cities in the region was blocked by French and English troops. New harbor was built in the city in XVII century and since those times the harbor is one of the famous ones in the world.