Rotterdamse Schie
The Rotterdamse Schie is a largely filled-in canal between Overschie and Rotterdam .
On June 7, 1340, Rotterdam was granted city rights by Count Willem IV of Holland . Rotterdam was given the privilege that Schieland had to help the city build a canal between Overschie and Rotterdam. The construction lasted from 1343 to 1348. The course is very winding, as one also included old watercourses.
Delft did not want to be dependent on Rotterdam for its trade, and it was possible to get a concession from Count Albrecht I (Bavaria) in 1389 to build its own slide . At the point where the Delftse Schie crossed the Schielands Hoge Zeedijk , Delfshaven was created .
In the period that followed, Rotterdam and Delft repeatedly had disputes over the two Schieen, which led to the Rotterdam Schieen being closed for years. In 1512 this conflict was resolved by the Grote Raad Van Mechelen in favor of Rotterdam.
In 1933 the connection between the Delfshavener Schie and the Nieuwe Maas was improved by opening the park gates. The importance of the Rotterdamse Schie decreased.
From 1931 the Rotterdamse Schie was diverted because of the housing construction in Blijdorp . For this purpose, the Noorderhaven was created as a connection to the Schie-Schie Canal. After the bombing of Rotterdam in 1940 , the Rotterdamse Schie was filled with rubble from the city center. Small parts of the Rotterdamse Schie are still left at Overschie.
