Hillegersberg-Schiebroek

Hillegersberg-Schiebroek
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
MunicipalityRotterdam
Population
 (2008)
 • Total
40,846
Websitehttps://www.rotterdam.nl/hillegersberg-schiebroek

Hillegersberg-Schiebroek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɪləɣərzˌbɛr(ə)x sxiˈbruk]) is a borough in northern Rotterdam. As of January 2008, the borough has 40,846 inhabitants.

Until the annexation by Rotterdam on 1 August 1941, Hillegersberg and Schiebroek were independent communities. In 1947 in Rotterdam, the first elected councils established, in 1948 was the first Hillegersberg-Schiebroek ward council. In 1972, the Regulation on the localities in the city of Rotterdam was adopted. The neighbourhood council of Hillegersberg-Schiebroek was in 1983 converted into a municipal section.

Hillegersberg is operated by Rotterdam tram lines 4 and 6 and Schiebroek by tram line 8. The borough is also served by several bus lines from the RET and Qbuzz.

Within the municipality Hillegersberg-Schiebroek the Stichting Wijkvervoer Hillegersberg-Schiebroek takes care of cheap transportation for the elderly and other people unable to use own or public transport. This is done under the name De Belbus.