 According to the 2011 census, 98.84% of the population spoke German, 0.96% Italian and 0.19% Ladin as their first language.Joost Eerdmans

Bernard Johannes "Joost" Eerdmans (born 9 January 1971) is a Dutch politician of the Livable Rotterdam (LR) party.He has been an Alderman and the Deputy mayor of Rotterdam since 15 May 2014.