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Overschie is a former village in the Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 province of South Holland
South Holland

South Holland is a Provinces of the Netherlands situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam....
, and now a neighbourhood of Rotterdam
Rotterdam

Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
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The village of Overschie was located on the intersection of four rivers called "Schie": the Delftsche Schie, Schiedamsche Schie, Delfshavensche Schie, and Rotterdamsche Schie. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1941, when it merged with Rotterdam. Immediately after the Second World War, the construction of a large suburb was begun southeast of the village.

"Overschie" is now also the name of a deelgemeente (borough) of the city of Rotterdam, covering the former village, the neighbourhood Overschie, airport Zestienhoven
Rotterdam Airport

Rotterdam Airport , located in Rotterdam, is The Netherlands' third largest airport, coming after Eindhoven Airport . From the airport, there are amongst others daily services to London, Hamburg and charter flights....
, and the countryside to the north including the hamlet Zweth.








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Overschie is a former village in the Dutch
Netherlands

The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
 province of South Holland
South Holland

South Holland is a Provinces of the Netherlands situated on the North Sea in the western part of the Netherlands. The provincial capital is The Hague and its largest city is Rotterdam....
, and now a neighbourhood of Rotterdam
Rotterdam

Rotterdam ; city and municipality in the Netherlands province of South Holland, situated in the west of the Netherlands. The municipality is the List of cities in the Netherlands with over 100,000 people in the country, with a population of 584,046 on 1 January 2007 and comprises the southern part of the Randstad, the List of metropolitan are...
.

The village of Overschie was located on the intersection of four rivers called "Schie": the Delftsche Schie, Schiedamsche Schie, Delfshavensche Schie, and Rotterdamsche Schie. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1941, when it merged with Rotterdam. Immediately after the Second World War, the construction of a large suburb was begun southeast of the village.

"Overschie" is now also the name of a deelgemeente (borough) of the city of Rotterdam, covering the former village, the neighbourhood Overschie, airport Zestienhoven
Rotterdam Airport

Rotterdam Airport , located in Rotterdam, is The Netherlands' third largest airport, coming after Eindhoven Airport . From the airport, there are amongst others daily services to London, Hamburg and charter flights....
, and the countryside to the north including the hamlet Zweth.