Photo taken during the setting sun in Rotterdam. In this photo Rotterdam and the Europort. The Europoort is an industrial and port area south of the Nieuwe Waterweg and north of the Hartel Canal, east of the Maasvlakte and west of the Botlek. The area belongs to the municipality of Rotterdam and covers 3,600 ha. Europoort, together with Botlek, forms one of the largest petrochemical industrial areas in the world. At the beginning of the Calandkanaal, ore transhipment takes place at Ertsoverslagbedrijf Europoort. In the east of the Europoort area, transhipment of cars, steel and wood products takes place at specialised terminals. The area was built between 1958 and 1964 on the island of Rozenburg, which was largely excavated before that. Apart from the village of Blankenburg (400 inhabitants) and many farms, the De Beer bird sanctuary also had to make way.