Cool, Rotterdam Explained

Official Name:	Cool
Settlement Type:	Neighborhood of Rotterdam
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Netherlands
Subdivision Type1:	Province
Subdivision Name1:	South Holland
Subdivision Type2:	COROP
Subdivision Name2:	Rijnmond
Subdivision Type3:	City
Subdivision Name3:	Rotterdam
Subdivision Type4:	Borough
Subdivision Name4:	Centrum
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Timezone:	CET
Utc Offset:	+1

51.9194°N 4.4756°W

Cool is a neighborhood of Rotterdam, Netherlands in the Centrum borough. It is enclosed by the Weena in the north, the Mauritsweg and Eendrachtsweg in the west, Vasteland in the south and the Coolsingel and Schiedamse Vest in the east.

History

The name Cool is first mentioned in 1280. In 1816, the independent municipality of Cool was annexed by the city of Rotterdam.^[1] During the Rotterdam Blitz in 1940, much of the district was destroyed, but some streets survived—including Oude Binnenweg and Witte de Withstraat.

Places of interest

Coolsingel, a busy street on which the City Hall and the old main post office are located.
De Bijenkorf, a department store.
De Doelen, a concert venue and convention centre.
Lijnbaan, a pedestrianised shopping street opened in 1953.
Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art
WORM, a cultural centre.

Notes and References

Web site: Forster . Stuart . 2017-03-01 . 13 reasons why Rotterdam may be Europe's new capital of cool . 2023-10-18 . CNN . en.