"Katendrecht" Top 5 Page for this destination Rotterdam Off The Beaten Path Tip by Airpunk

Katendrecht was once a small settling dating back to the year 1199 and is now a new developing urbanity located in a former harbour area. The last harbour activities have moved from this area to the big new harbours along the Nieuwe Waterweg around 1980. Since then, new houses are being built in Katendrecht. The area was recommended as a place with interesting architectonical concepts, but I have not seen anything which really fascinated me. Buildings dating from the 1970s and 1980s are mostly seen in this area, with many immigrants – mainly from the far east - living here. A couple of buildings, home to former harbour workers, can be seen here too. Many car repair shops have settled down here. But somehow nothing of architectural relevance… The few modern buildings are quite boring, at least compared to the other places in Rotterdam. Some sculptures at the river as well as Delfiplein are nice, but surely no reason to visit Katendrecht. The area around the park is developing and since I heard that people can build houses there according to their own ideas, this may become an interesting area in a couple of years. Other plans like a bridge to the famous “Hotel New York” also sound interesting. But right now, I can’t find any reason to visit Katendrecht.