Editing Rotterdam (section)

===Places named after Rotterdam===
[[File:Witte schotel “U.S.A. BICENTENNIAL TOWN OF ROTTERDAM, N.Y. 1776 1976” met in zwart wapen en stadsgezichten, objectnr 67509.JPG|thumb|White dish ''U.S.A. BICENTENNIAL TOWN OF ROTTERDAM, N.Y. 1776–1976'', with black coat of arms and cityscapes]]
The [[Rotterdam (town), New York|town of Rotterdam]], located in the U.S. state of [[New York (state)|New York]], was founded in 1661 by Dutch [[settler]]s, who named it after the city of Rotterdam in the [[Netherlands]], where many immigrants last touched European grounds.<ref>{{cite book |title=University of the State of New York Bulletin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1IEnAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA58 |year=1914 |publisher=University of the State of New York |page=58 |access-date=27 December 2022 |archive-date=30 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430054433/https://books.google.com/books?id=1IEnAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA58 |url-status=live }}</ref> The town borders the [[Administrative divisions of New York#City|city]] of [[Schenectady, New York|Schenectady]]. Founded as a 'first class town' in 1942, Rotterdam has since adopted the Old World Rotterdam coat of arms along with the motto ''Sterker door Strijd'' (Stronger through Effort).<ref>[https://www.rotterdamny.org/history.aspx History of Rotterdam, NY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221226111208/https://www.rotterdamny.org/history.aspx |date=26 December 2022 }}. Consulted 26 December 2022.</ref>

*{{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Nieuw Rotterdam]], [[Nickerie District]], [[Suriname]] (1866–1875)
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Rotterdam, New York]], United States
*{{flagicon|RSA}} [[Rotterdam, Limpopo]], South Africa