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{{Infobox settlement | name = Hillegersberg | settlement_type = Neighbourhood in the City of [[Rotterdam]] | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Netherlands]] | subdivision_type1 = Province | subdivision_name1 = [[South Holland]] | subdivision_type2 = Municipality | subdivision_name2 = [[Rotterdam]] | subdivision_type3 = Sub-Municipality | subdivision_name3 = [[Hillegersberg-Schiebroek]] | population_demonym = Hillegersberger | timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset1 = +1 | timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset1_DST = +2 | postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in the Netherlands|Postcode]] | postal_code = 3045, 3051–3056 | area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in the Netherlands|Area code]] | area_code = 010 | image_map = Rotterdamse wijken-hillegersberg.PNG | map_caption = Location of Hillegersberg in Rotterdam | map_alt = Highlighted position of Hillegersberg in a map of Rotterdam | image_flag = Flag of Hillegersberg.svg | flag_size = 100x67px | image_shield = Hillegersberg wapen.svg | shield_size = 100x67px | coordinates = {{coord|51|57|05|N|4|29|20|E|region:NL_type:city|display=inline,title}} | area_total_ha = 433 | population_total = 43,991 | image_skyline = Rotterdam-Hillegersberg, straatzicht Bergse Dorpsstraat foto7 2012-05-13 13.37.JPG | image_caption = Bergse Dorpsstraat, Hillegersberg | website = {{URL|1=https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/hillegersberg-schiebroek/}} }}
'''Hillegersberg''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦɪləɣərzˌbɛr(ə)x}}) is a [[neighbourhood]] of [[Rotterdam]], Netherlands. Primarily a green residential area with lakes, canals and parks, it was incorporated into the city of Rotterdam in 1941. Settlement around its Hillegonda church was first established here in 990.
==History== [[File:Tekening van het slot - Hillegersberg - 20112819 - RCE.jpg|thumb|Period drawing of the early layout and form of the {{ill|Huis ten Berghe|nl}} in Hillegersberg]] Hillegersberg was named after Hildegard van Vlaanderen, wife of [[Dirk II, Count of Holland|Count Dirk II of Holland and West Friesland]] (920-988). The village was founded on a hill, form by a ridge of sand known locally as a donk or morre.<ref>It is created from sprayed sand from dry riverbeds formed in the late ice age.</ref><ref>A ''donk'' is a swamp, low-lying area of land that is saturated with water and unfit for agricultural purposes, marsh, bog</ref> Local flint finds here indicate [[History of the Netherlands#Prehistory (before 800 BC)|pre-historic occupation]] and later discoveries of [[Netherlands in the Roman era|Roman]] pottery, medals as well as a [[bust (sculpture)|bust]] of [[Hadrian|Emperor Hadrian]] show subsequent early activity in the area.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/excerptaromana|title=Excerpta Romana. De bronnen der Romeinsche Geschiedenis van Nederland|last=rik|date=2013-12-16|website=resources.huygens.knaw.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref>
According to legend, this ridge was formed by sand dropped from the apron of the mythical giant Hillegonda. She was said to have built her house on this ridge and so Hillegersberg, then known as Hillegonda's mountain, was named. The image of the giant Hillegonda with her torn apron is shown on Hillegersberg's coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stichtinghistorieshillegersberg.nl/geschiedschrijving-hillegersberg/ontstaan-hillegersberg-1/|title=Het ontstaan van Hillegersberg - Stichting Histories Hillegersberg|website=www.stichtinghistorieshillegersberg.nl|language=nl-NL|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref><ref>This event is depicted on the [[coat of arms]] of Hillegersberg</ref> A church and a castle, {{ill|Huis ten Berghe|nl}}, were subsequently built on the ridge.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rotterdaminkaart.nl/archeologie/kasteel-hillegersberg/pointofinterest/detail|title=COLLECTIE ROTTERDAM - Laatmiddeleeuws kasteel Hillegersberg|website=www.rotterdaminkaart.nl|language=en|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref>
The castle was first mentioned in a certificate of November 2, 1269 documenting a loan from Vranke Stozep van Hildegardsberg.<ref>Van Hildegardsbergin also appears in the lists of parishes where 1270 tithes were shown to have been levied to finance the crusades.</ref> Later in 1343, Heer Kerstant van den Berge owned the church and the castle.<ref>According to various documents, Willem van Hildegaersberch was born here. W. van Hildegaersberch (c.1350 - c. 1408) is regarded as the first medieval '[[Folklore of the Low Countries|fairy-tale speaker]]' of the Netherlands.</ref> However, in 1426, both church and castle were destroyed by the armies of Jacoba of Bavaria, during the [[Hook and Cod wars|Hoekse and Kabeljauwse]] quarrels. Remnants of the castle dungeon may still be found next to the Hillegondakerk in a corner of the cemetery, which dates from around 1500 in its present form.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vriendenvandehillegondakerk.com/het-dorp-hillegersberg/|title=Het dorp Hillegersberg|website=De website van vriendenvandehillegondake!|language=nl-NL|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref> The structure was designated a national monument in September 1973.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://cultureelerfgoed.nl/monumenten/32897|title=32897 Bij Kerkstraat 43 3054 NB te Rotterdam|date=2017-12-08|work=Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed|access-date=2018-06-16|language=nl}}</ref>
Hillergersberg's Bergse-plassen lakes were created by peat extraction in its surrounding fields and their subsequent flooding between CE 1600 and 1700. [[File:Bergse-plassen-1920.jpg|thumb|View of Hillegersberg's Straatweg in the early 1920s. The [[Bergse-plassen]] lakes lie on either side of the road.]] Hillegersberg's population grew from 2,000 inhabitants in 1885 to 7,000 in 1904. The border between Hillegersberg and Rotterdam has changed several times. In 1904 and 1920 parts of Hillegersberg were annexed by Rotterdam.<ref>The border between Rotterdam and Hillegersberg was originally at the end of the Bergweg; large parts of the current Oude Noorden in Rotterdam also originally belonged to Hillegersberg.</ref> Despite this, Hillegersberg's population would increase to 5,000 in 1920.<ref>Tweede Kamer, (1902-1903) [http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=sgd:mpeg21:19021903:0001277&role=PDF Wijziging van de grens tusschen de gemeenten Rotterdam en Hillegersberg].</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/bevolkingscijfers-van-rotterdam-vanaf-1868#groei-door-annexaties|title=Bevolkingscijfers van Rotterdam vanaf 1868 {{!}} Stadsarchief Rotterdam|website=www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-16|archive-date=2017-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022193933/http://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/bevolkingscijfers-van-rotterdam-vanaf-1868#groei-door-annexaties|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1941, the area was absorbed completely in Rotterdam.<ref>The last mayor of Hillegersberg was Frederik Hendrik van Kempen (1879-1966). Just before the annexation by Rotterdam in 1941, a street in Hillegersberg was named after him. Just like Adrianus Johannes Breedveld (1873-1962), he had been a municipal councilor since 1918 and was alderman from 1919-1931, Maarten Dijkshoorn (1848-1930) who had been a councilor of Hillegersberg from 1887-1927 and was also alderman, and Johannes van Ballegooij (1889-1970), from 1925 until the end in 1941, municipal secretary of Hillegersberg.</ref> In 1979 the area became part of the [[Deelgemeente|sub-municipality]] of [[Hillegersberg-Schiebroek]] which then became a ''Gebied'' of the same name in 2014. A ''Gebied'' has an advisory commission which represents those living in the area. By January 2018, the [[sub-municipality]] of [[Hillegersberg-Schiebroek]], of which Hillergersberg is a part, had a population of 43,991.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://nvdemografie.nl/links/nieuwe-publicaties/feitenkaart-bevolkingsmonitor-januari-2018-gemeente-rotterdam|title=Feitenkaart, Bevolkingsmonitor januari 2018 (Gemeente Rotterdam) {{!}} nvdemografie.nl|website=nvdemografie.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref><ref>In 2018 Hillergersberg residents statistics could be divided as follows: 20% between 0 and 14 years, 10% between 15 and 24 years, 25% between 25 and 44 years, 26% between 45 and 64 years, and 19% are 65 years or older. 34% of people are married and 52% are unmarried. The neighbourhood had a total of 20,100 households - which consisted of 42% single households, 24% double households and 35% households with one or more children. On average, a household consists of 2.2 people. ([https://www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/dossier/nederland-regionaal/wegwijzer/cbs-in-uw-buurt www.cbs.nl])</ref>
Hillegersberg's growth has been explained partly due to its attractiveness for well-to-do residents because of its lakes such as the {{ill|Bergse Plassen|nl}}, attractions like the Plaswijckpark<ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.plaswijckpark.nl/overplaswijckpark/|title=Over Plaswijckpark - Plaswijckpark|work=Plaswijckpark|access-date=2018-06-16|language=nl-NL}}</ref> and Lommerrijk, as well as its proximity to the centre of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/bergse-plassen|title=Bergse Plassen {{!}} Stadsarchief Rotterdam|website=www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-16|archive-date=2018-06-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180616154131/http://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/bergse-plassen|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Hillegersberg is considered to be one of the most prosperous sub-municipalities of Rotterdam.<ref>{{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=2018-06-16}}</ref> This is based on the number of expensive homes there, the quality of its amenities, and the luxury stores in its village centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/hillegersberg#geschiedenis|title=Hillegersberg {{!}} Stadsarchief Rotterdam|website=stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref>
==Character== [[File:Hillegondakerk Hillegersberg.jpg|alt=Image Hillegersberg's Hillegondakerk as seen from the Bergse Voorplas|thumb|Hillegersberg's Hillegondakerk as seen from the Bergse Voorplas]] Hillegersberg has been described as a "leafy suburb (which) escaped [[German bombing of Rotterdam|wartime bombing]], leaving its old village centre and elegant residential streets intact."<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.expatica.com/nl/housing/Where-to-live-in-Rotterdam-the-Netherlands_100625.html|title=Where to live in Rotterdam|date=2016|work=www.expatica.com|access-date=2018-06-20|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{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=2018-06-20|language=en-US}}</ref> Plaswijk and other local recreation parks were first established here in the early 1920s.<ref name=":1" /> Hillegersberg's amenities have increased over time, with the creation for example of the Lage Bergse Bos a recreational area of 216 hectare in 1970.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ivn.nl/afdeling/rotterdam-en-omstreken/lage-bergse-bos|title=Lage Bergse Bos {{!}} IVN|last=Peat extraction here began in the 1500s.|website=www.ivn.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl/straatnamen-overzicht/lage-bergse-bos|title=Lage Bergse Bos {{!}} Stadsarchief Rotterdam|website=www.stadsarchief.rotterdam.nl|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref> This wooded area, which lies to the North-east of Hillegersberg, is interspersed with open areas of water and grassland. A part of it is grazed by Scottish Highlander cattle.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eWgeTv6runIC&pg=PA10|title=Here's Holland|last1=Gazaleh-Weevers|first1=Sheila|last2=Agudo|first2=Shirley|last3=Moser|first3=Connie|date=June 2007|publisher=Eburon Uitgeverij B.V.|isbn=9789059721418|language=en}}</ref>
The village contains (with the addition of the Nieuwe Hillegersberg development) three shopping centres: the original village itself (around the old core - Bergse Dorpsstraat, Weissenbruchlaan), and the [[Kleiwegkwartier|Kleiweg]] and its surrounding street and the shopping center at the Van Beethovensingel.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/a-former-village-rotterdam-s-hillegersberg-neighborhood-offers-outdoor-pursuits-105318|title=A Former Village, Rotterdam's Hillegersberg Neighborhood Offers Outdoor Pursuits|last=Carponen|first=Claire|website=www.mansionglobal.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>
A local resident organisation ''InHillegersberg'' was established in 2015 from the Bewonersorganisatie Molenlaankwartier along with residents of Oud-Hillegersberg (old Hillegersgerberg). Its aim is to improve communications to residents and to protect the neighbourhood from negative developments.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inhillegersberg.nl/|title=InHillegersberg - Home|website=inhillegersberg.nl|language=nl-nl|access-date=2018-08-07}}</ref>
==Geography== [[File:Hillergersberg Neighbourhood (Rotterdam) from the air.jpg|thumb|Hillegersberg (Rotterdam) looking south from the air|alt=]] Hillegersberg is located on the north side of the municipality of [[Rotterdam]]. It is located in an area of woods and lakes ([[Bergse-Plassen]] [<nowiki/>[[:nl:Bergse_Plassen|nl]]]), the site of two former peat excavations.<ref name=":2" /> The Straatweg runs between these lakes, flanked by the large villas and apartment buildings. Eastern Hillegersberg is bordered by the river [[Rotte (river)|Rotte]]. However, water has presented serious problems to the residents. Many older houses suffer from foundation problems due to rotting wooden foundations, so-called ‘paalrot'<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rotterdam.nl/wonen-leven/hillegersberg-schiebroek/140129-grondwater-OH-S12345-definitief-rapport.pdf|title=OUD HILLEGERSBERG MAATREGELEN TEGEN PAALROT|last=Hillegersberg-Schiebroek {{!}} Rotterdam.nl|first=Gemeente Rotterdam|date=2014|website=Gemeente Rotterdam|language=nl-NL|access-date=2018-06-24}}</ref> due to the lowering of the water table by the City authorities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.paalrot.info/?page_id=8|title=Problemen herkennen {{!}} paalrot.info|website=www.paalrot.info|language=nl|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inhillegersberg.nl/rubrieken/grondwater|title=InHillegersberg - Grondwater|website=inhillegersberg.nl|language=nl-nl|access-date=2018-06-17}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inhillegersberg.nl/rubrieken/grondwater/rapporten/406-historisch-onderzoek-naar-de-oorzaken-van-de-grondwaterstandsdaling|title=InHillegersberg - Historisch onderzoek naar de oorzaken van de grondwaterstandsdaling|website=inhillegersberg.nl|language=nl-nl|access-date=2018-08-07}}</ref>
The neighbourhood benefits from good communication links with [[Rotterdam The Hague Airport|Rotterdam International airport]], four railways stations,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cityguiderotterdam.com/travel/getting-there/train/|title=Train Service to Rotterdam|last=Ansonika|website=City Guide Rotterdam|language=en|access-date=2018-06-20}}</ref> two tram lines (4 and 8), four bus lines (35, 174, B10 and B17) and the A20 [[Controlled-access highway|Autoroute]] all lying in close proximity.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ret.nl/en.html|title=Discover greater Rotterdam with public transport|last=RET NV|website=www.ret.nl|access-date=2018-06-18|archive-date=2017-08-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803171109/https://www.ret.nl/en.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The Sint Franciscus Gasthuis (hospital) is located on the south-western edge of Hillegersberg.<ref>{{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=2018-06-18}}</ref>
== Town Halls == [[File:Buitenlust Villa C.N.A. Looslaan 1 Rotterdam.jpg|thumb|Buitenlust Villa - was the town hall of Hillersgeberg until 1941]]
The last town hall of Hillegersberg, prior to its [[annexation]] by Rotterdam in 1941, was the Buitenlust villa on the C.N.A. Looslaan 1. This villa was built in 1884 in the style of the [[Renaissance Revival architecture|neo-Renaissance]] by architect J.J. van Waning (1830-1917) and was commissioned by the De Kat family.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://cultureelerfgoed.nl/monumenten/527203|title=527203 C.N.A.Looslaan 1 3054 BN te Rotterdam|date=2017-12-07|work=Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed|access-date=2018-06-22|language=nl}}</ref>
This building became the town hall of the independent municipality of Hillegersberg between 1921 and 1941. After the municipality's annexation by Rotterdam, it went on to hold the offices of the city's district of [[Hillegersberg-Schiebroek]]. This site is now the location for a nursery and kindergarten as well as a wedding hall.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kindergarden Straatweg |url=https://www.kindergarden.nl/locations-en/rotterdam/childcare-rotterdam-straatweg/kdv |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206091235/https://www.kindergarden.nl/en/centers/rotterdam/straatweg/daycare |archive-date=6 December 2021 |access-date=1 September 2018 |website=Kindergarden.nl}}</ref>
[[File:Voorgevel - Hillegersberg - 20112699 - RCE.jpg|thumb|Hillegersberg's first town hall was built in 1752.|alt=]]
Hillegersberg's early town hall may be seen at 10 Kerkstraat in the area's old village centre. It was built in 1752 and is now serves as a location for a restaurant.<ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://cultureelerfgoed.nl/monumenten/32901|title=32901 Kerkstraat 10 3054 NC te Rotterdam|date=2017-12-08|work=Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed|access-date=2018-06-22|language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hetambachthuys.nl/|title=Restaurant 't Ambachthuys|website=Restaurant 't Ambachthuys Hillegersberg|language=nl-NL|access-date=2018-09-01}}</ref>
Both buildings have been designated as national monuments.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":4" /> ==Education== [[File:American International School of Rotterdam (4).JPG|thumb|Nord Anglia International School of Rotterdam]] Hillegersberg has twelve schools covering different ages and educational levels as specified and accredited by the Dutch education system.<ref name=":5" />
The American International School of Rotterdam (AISR) was established in the area in 1959.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.expatica.com/nl/education/Listing-of-international-schools-in-the-Netherlands_102018.html|title=List of international schools in the Netherlands|access-date=2018-06-16|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aisr.nl/index.cfm|title=American International School of Rotterdam - International School for Rotterdam and The Hague {{!}} The American International School of Rotterdam (AISR) - Early Learning (Kindergarten), Elementary, Middle and Secondary High School|website=www.aisr.nl|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref> In 2020, AISR became [[Nord Anglia International School Rotterdam]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2020/01/nord-anglia-a-new-premium-international-school-concept-in-rotterdam/|title=Nord Anglia - a new premium international school concept in Rotterdam|website=DutchNews.nl|date=28 January 2020 |language=en-GB|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/schools/europe/netherlands/rotterdam|title=Rotterdam {{!}} Schools Netherlands {{!}} Nord Anglia Education|website=www.nordangliaeducation.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-28}}</ref>
[[Japanese School of Rotterdam|The Japanese School of Rotterdam]], a [[Nihonjin gakkō|Japanese international day school]], was also set up here in 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expatica.com/nl/education/Listing-of-international-schools-in-the-Netherlands_102018.html|title=List of international schools in the Netherlands}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jsrotte.nl/|title=ロッテルダム日本人学校|website=www.jsrotte.nl|language=ja|access-date=2018-06-16}}</ref> The Hague-Rotterdam Japanese Saturday School (ハーグ・ロッテルダム日本語補習授業校 ''Hāgu Rotterudamu Nihongo [[Hoshū jugyō kō|Hoshū Jugyō Kō]]''), a [[Hoshuko|Japanese Saturday school]] was also formed here in 1996 by the merger of existing Saturday schools in The Hague and Rotterdam,<ref name="Satschoolintro">"[http://www.jss-haagrotte.nl/en/introduction-en Introduction]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150215221312/http://www.jss-haagrotte.nl/en/introduction-en Archive]). The Hague-Rotterdam Japanese Saturday School. Retrieved on April 5, 2015. [http://www.jss-haagrotte.nl/nl/introduction-nl Dutch version] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150411050922/http://www.jss-haagrotte.nl/nl/introduction-nl Archive]). [http://www.jss-haagrotte.nl/ja/introduction-jp Japanese version] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150411035216/http://www.jss-haagrotte.nl/ja/introduction-jp Archive]).</ref> holds its classes at the Rotterdam Japanese day school.<ref>"[http://www.jss-haagrotte.nl/en/ Home]." The Hague-Rotterdam Japanese Saturday School. Retrieved on February 15, 2015. "Verhulstlaan 19 3055WJ Rotterdam The Netherlands"</ref><ref name="Satschoolintro" />
==Residents== *[[Janwillem van de Wetering]], writer *[[Herman den Blijker]], celebrity chef *Anton Houtsma (1938-2014), Mayor ([[:nl:Anton Houtsma|nl]]) *Antony Moens (1827-1899), Member of Parliament ([[:nl:Antony Moens|nl]]) ** Willebrord Nieuwenhuis (1938-2006), journalist ([[:nl:Willebrord Nieuwenhuis|nl]]) ** Wim Nijs (1902-1961), painter ([[:nl:Wim Nijs|nl]]) **[[Albert Dolmans]] (1928-2021), painter ([[:nl:Albert_Dolmans|nl]])
== Further reading == H. Snellen-Balendong (1993) ''Gebouwd in de wijk: Monumenten en andere historische gebouwen in Hillgersberg - Schiebroek - Terbregge'' ISBN 90-70873-01-X
==External links== *[https://www.kasteleninnederland.nl/kasteeldetails.php?id=222 Ten Berghe Castle in Hillergersberg] (Dutch) *[https://en.rotterdam.info/living-in-rotterdam/living-area-s/hilligersberg-schiebroek/ Hilligersberg-Schiebroek] Guide *[https://www.joodserfgoedrotterdam.nl/hillegersberg/ History of the Jewish community in Hillegersberg] (Dutch) *[https://www.woneninrotterdam.nl/news-en/what-are-the-best-spots-to-visit-for-expats-in-hillegersberg-schiebroek Expat Guide to Hillegersberg-Schiebroek] *[https://couvreur.home.xs4all.nl/engl/rdam/history.htm Rotterdam's history in a nutshell] *[https://inhillegersberg.nl/ InHillegersberg] residents association (Dutch)
==Gallery==
<gallery> File:Tol wordt afgeschaft, de-506851.ogv|Newsreel footage of the Straatweg in Hillegersberg (1930) File:Hillegondakerk 1900.jpg|farmland around the Hillegondakerk of Hillegersberg (1900s) File:Boterdorpsebrug - Hillegersberg - Rotterdam - View of the bridge.jpg|Lock bridge Boterdorpsebrug in Hillegersberg (2014) File:Overzicht - Hillegersberg - 20112829 - RCE.jpg|Farm in the area surrounding Hillegersberg (undated) File:Hillegersberg.jpg|Castle ruin and church in Hillegersberg (2012) File:Hillegersberg 1611.jpg|Map of Hillegersberg village in 1611 File:Overzicht - Hillegersberg - 20112798 - RCE.jpg|Hillegersberg old village centre (1978) File:Hillegersberg Aerial Bergse Voorplas.webm|Hillegersberg's Bergse Voorplas and River [[Rotte (river)|Rotte]] File:Hillergersberg Neighbourhood (Rotterdam) from the air.jpg|View of Hillegersberg with [[Rotterdam]]'s centre lying behind (2017) File:Hillegondakerk Hillegersberg.jpg|Hillegersberg, as seen from the ''Bergsche Voorplas'' (undated) File:Hillergersberg Lage Bergse Bos 20180531.jpg|alt=image Hillergersberg Lage Bergse Bos|Hillergersberg's Lage Bergse Bos (2018) File:Rotterdam-Hillegersberg De Prinsenmolen vanaf overzijde Rotte.jpg|Hillegersberg's Prinsenmolen windmill File:Steekkade hillergersberg 20230604.jpg|Hillergersberg's Steekkade in 2023 File:River rotter 20230602.jpg|River Rotte passes Hillegersberg in Rotterdam (2023) </gallery>
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