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
Neighbourhood
Old Charlois (light green) within Rotterdam (purple).
Old Charlois (light green) within Rotterdam (purple).
Charlois is located in Netherlands
Charlois
Charlois
Location within the Netherlands
Coordinates: 51°52′56″N 4°28′35″E / 51.88222°N 4.47639°E / 51.88222; 4.47639
CountryNetherlands
ProvinceSouth Holland
CityRotterdam
BoroughCharlois
Incorporated into Rotterdam1895
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
The border of the stadsdeel (borough) Charlois

Charlois used to be a separate municipality until 1895, when it became part of Rotterdam.[1]

History

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Charlois 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.

 
Charlois in 1867.

People

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  • Leo Beenhakker (born 1942), coach of Trinidad and Tobago for the 2006 World Cup

References

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  1. ^ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2011.
  2. ^ "de geschiedenis van Charlois: vliegveld Waalhaven". home.kpn.nl. Retrieved 2016-09-25.