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Prins Alexander is aborough in the northeast ofRotterdam,Netherlands. As of 2023, it had 96,452 inhabitants,[1] making it the most populated borough in the city.
Prins Alexander has 7 neighbourhoods:
Prins Alexander is connected to the city center of Rotterdam throughRotterdam Metro lines A and B, with line A connecting toBinnenhof station and line B toNesselande station.
Rotterdam Alexander railway station, on the main line from Rotterdam to Utrecht, is located in the center of the borough.
Large parts of Prins Alexander lie in the Prins Alexanderpolder. Thispolder was reclaimed from peat fen near the river Rotte, north east of the city. In total 14 peat fens were laid dry. The fens were drained between 1865 and 1874, resulting in 2,825hectares (6,980acres) of farmland. The polder was named afterPrince Alexander of the Netherlands (1851-1884).[2][3]
51°57′05″N4°33′49″E / 51.95139°N 4.56361°E /51.95139; 4.56361
