Rotte (river)
| Rotte | |
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Location of the Rotte | |
| Location | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| State | Zuid-Holland |
| Cities | Rotterdam |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kruisweg |
| Mouth | Nieuwe Maas |
• location | Zuid-Holland, Netherlands |
| Length | 22 km (14 mi) |
The Rotte (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔtə] ⓘ) is a river in the Rhine-Maas-delta in the Netherlands. The Rotte is the eponym of the city of Rotterdam: the city's name references a dam (Middle Dutch: dam) which local inhabitants built across the river in the 13th century CE.