The Oudehaven is one of the oldest ports of Rotterdam, in the Dutch province of South Holland. It is located in the centre of the city, southeast of Rotterdam Blaak station. After the damming up of the Rotte by the Middeldam at what is now the Hoogstraat, a stump of the river remained south of it with a connection to the Maas, surrounded by swamps. The first jetty was built here around 1350.
Nowadays the Oude Haven is a well-known and busy nightlife area with cafes and restaurants with terraces on the waterfront, close to the famous cube houses, the White House and the adjacent Marine Museum. The Hogeschool Rotterdam has a branch in the neighbourhood.
The Oudehaven is not the oldest port of Rotterdam; that was actually a jetty in the canal south of the Middeldam. That canal still partly exists as Steigersgracht, but was aptly called 'Steyger' at the time.
On the Oudehaven is also the museum slipway Koningspoort.
The Oudehaven is connected on the west side to the Wijnhaven and on the east side to the Haringvliet.
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