Charlois (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɕaːrloːs]) is a neighbourhood of the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It is located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas.
Charlois | |
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Neighbourhood | |
 Old Charlois (light green) within Rotterdam (purple). | |
  Charlois Location within the Netherlands | |
| Coordinates: 51°52′56″N 4°28′35″E / 51.88222°N 4.47639°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| City | Rotterdam |
| Borough | Charlois |
| Incorporated into Rotterdam | 1895 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
Charlois used to be a separate municipality until 1895, when it became part of Rotterdam.[1]
History
editCharlois used to have an airport. Waalhaven airport as it was called, was the second civilian airport in service in the Netherlands after Schiphol[2] during the period from 1920 to 1940. The airport was destroyed by the Dutch army so it would not get in the hands of the invading German Wehrmacht during World War II.
People
edit- Leo Beenhakker (born 1942), coach of Trinidad and Tobago for the 2006 World Cup
References
edit- ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
- ^ "de geschiedenis van Charlois: vliegveld Waalhaven". home.kpn.nl. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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