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== Schroeter connection ==

The Schroeter connection is central to the early history of Rotterdam-West. The faction did not begin as a political organisation or street crew. It developed from the practical needs of people linked to Schroeter industrial and property activity in western Rotterdam.

The Schroeter family’s background in machinery and industrial manufacturing influenced the faction’s early character. Workshops, garages, storage yards, and transport contacts formed the basis of its authority. This gave Rotterdam-West a technical and commercial identity that remained visible in its later structure.

[[Lourens Schroeter]] is not considered the founder or leader of Rotterdam-West. He is connected to the broader Schroeter family and to Rotterdam through [[Overschie]], but the faction developed from wider Schroeter-linked networks rather than from his direct leadership. Later accounts describe him as personally disliking Rotterdam-West, which reflects the faction’s separation from the older Schroeter family identity.

By the time De Snee became the main leader, the Schroeter connection was mostly historical and structural. The faction still relied on systems that had originated from Schroeter-linked property and industrial contacts, but its daily leadership had passed into local hands.