Kleiwegkwartier
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| subdivision_name2 = Rotterdam
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| subdivision_name3 = Hillegersberg-Schiebroek
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| coordinates = {{coord|51|56|44|N|4|28|57|E}}
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| postal_code = 3045, 3051
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Kleiwegkwartier is a neighbourhood quarter in Rotterdam, Netherlands. It is in the southern part of Hillegersberg with origins dating from the early 1600s.
Background
File:Kleiweg1611.jpg to Overschie .]]
T{{coord|51|56|44|N|4|28|58|E|region:NL_type:city_source:kolossus-nlwiki|display=title}}he Kleiwegkwartier is located just north of the A20 autoroute and is part of Rotterdam's Hillegersberg-Schiebroek district. The district originally belonged to the municipalities of Hillegersberg and Schiebroek until they were annexed by Rotterdam in 1941. The area now makes part of Rotterdam's Hillegersberg-Zuid district.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bokrotterdam.nl/|title=Bewonersorganisatie Kleiwegkwartier|website=www.bokrotterdam.nl|access-date=2018-06-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/hillegersberg-zuid/|title=Hillegersberg-Zuid {{!}} Rotterdam.nl|last=Rotterdam|first=Gemeente|website=Gemeente Rotterdam|language=nl-NL|access-date=2018-06-20}}
The area owes its name to the Kleiweg, the main road that runs centrally through its neighbourhood. The Kleiweg originally served as the main connection between Rotterdam and Overschie where it crossed old creek bridges over the Rivers Schie and Rotte.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hhWuGAAACAAJ|title=Historical Atlas of Rotterdam: The City's Growth Illustrated|last1=Laar|first1=Paul Th van de|last2=Jaarsveld|first2=Mies van|date=2007|publisher=SUN|isbn=9789085061984|language=en}} The road's early existence is documented on an area map dated 1611.Originally Kleiweg was written de Cley Wech in 1611 (see [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/Kleiweg1611.jpg image of map])
Over time the road became increasingly lined by farms, houses and businesses—especially with major residential development occurring in the Kleiwegkwartier during the 1930s. The area's railway station (1908) and Bergse Achterplas (lake) had been established by that time.
Character
File:Kleiweg Hillegersberg.png
The Kleiwegkwartier a mixed-use neighbourhood which lies close to the centre of Rotterdam. It "mostly escaped wartime bombing, leaving its residential streets intact."{{Cite news|url=https://en.rotterdam.info/living-in-rotterdam/living-area-s/hilligersberg-schiebroek/|title=Hilligersberg-Schiebroek {{!}} Rotterdam Tourist Information|last=Information|first=Rotterdam Tourist|work=Rotterdam Tourist Information|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en-US}} Many of its streets are now tree lined.
The houses north of the Kleiweg, also close to the {{ill|Bergse Plassen|nl}}, tend to be larger and more luxurious than the houses on its southern side.{{Cite web|url=http://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/bergse-plassen|title=Bergse Plassen {{!}} Stadsarchief Rotterdam|website=www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-20}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbs.nl/en-gb/society|title=Society|last=Netherlands|first=Statistics|website=www.cbs.nl|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-06-20}} Light industry, warehouses and tram depots are located in the southern part of the neighbourhood. Its most western section, near the Overschiese Kleiweg, still retains characteristics of the area's rural origins.
The Sint Franciscus Gasthuis (hospital) is located on the south-western edge of Kleiwegkwartier.{{Cite web|url=https://www.franciscus.nl/home|title=Franciscus Gasthuis&Vlietland, zorg van generaties - Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland|website=www.franciscus.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-20}}
The neighbourhood benefits from good communication links with Rotterdam International airport, two railways stations, a tram and bus line and the A20 Autoroute all lying in close proximity.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ret.nl/en.html|title=RET Home Rotterdam|website=www.ret.nl|access-date=2018-06-20|archive-date=2017-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803171109/https://www.ret.nl/en.html|url-status=dead}}
The shops on the Kleiweg make part of one of the Hillegersberg area's three shopping centres.
Gallery
File:Overzicht van de achterkant - Rotterdam - 20421220 - RCE.jpg|alt=Image Overschiese Kleiweg 775|Image of the Overschiese Kleiweg (2007)
File:Hillegersberg 1867.png|alt=Map of Hillegersberg in 1867|Map of Hillegersberg in 1867 prior to the development of the Kleiwegkwartier's development
File:Hillegersberg Schiebroek.jpg|alt=image of Bergse Achterplas|View on the Bergse Achterplas from the Klweiwegkwartier (2006)
File:Rotterdam station Kleiweg.jpg|The Kleiweg Station in 2005 (now closed)
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References
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{{Portal|Netherlands}}
{{Neighborhoods of Rotterdam}}