Charlois
Neighbourhood in Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
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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 | |
| 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
Charlois used to have an airport. Waalhaven airport as it was called, was opened in 1920 as the second civilian airport in the Netherlands after Schiphol.[2] The airport was destroyed in 1940 by the Dutch army so it could not be used by invading German Wehrmacht during World War II.
People
- Leo Beenhakker (born 1942), coach of Trinidad and Tobago for the 2006 World Cup
