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[[Image:Rotterdamse wijken-stadsdeel overschie.PNG|thumb|200px|right|Overschie (light green) within Rotterdam (purple).]]
'''Overschie''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈoːvərˌsxi}}) is a neighborhood of [[Rotterdam]], [[Netherlands]], formerly a separate village with its own municipality.

The village of Overschie was located on the intersection of four rivers called "[[Schie]]": the [[Delftsche Schie]], [[Schiedamsche Schie]], [[Delfshavensche Schie]], and [[Rotterdamsche Schie]]. It was a separate municipality between 1817 and 1941, when it merged with Rotterdam.<ref>{{Repertorium Nederlandse Gemeenten}}</ref> Immediately after the Second World War, the construction of a large suburb was begun southeast of the village.

"Overschie" is now also the name of a ''deelgemeente'' (borough) of the city of Rotterdam, covering the former village, the neighborhood Overschie, Zestienhoven (which also holds the [[Rotterdam The Hague Airport]]), and the countryside to the north including the hamlet [[Zweth]].

[[Image:Overschie kerk.png|thumb|right|Church of the village Overschie]]
[[image:Overschie 1867.png|thumb|180px|none|Overschie in 1867.]]

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