Charlois

Old Charlois (light green) within Rotterdam (purple).

Charlois ([ˈʃɑrloːs]) is a neighbourhood of the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It is located on the south bank of the Meuse River.

The border of the stadsdeel (borough) Charlois

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

History

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.

Born in Charlois

Leo Beenhakker (Coach of Trinidad & Tobago WC 2006)

References

↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra, Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten, KNAW, 2006.
↑ "de geschiedenis van Charlois: vliegveld Waalhaven". home.kpn.nl. Retrieved 2016-09-25.

Boroughs of Rotterdam
Centrum Charlois Delfshaven Feijenoord Hillegersberg-Schiebroek Hoogvliet Hook of Holland IJsselmonde Kralingen-Crooswijk Noord Overschie Pernis Prins Alexander Rozenburg

Subdivisions of Rotterdam
Boroughs	Centrum Charlois Delfshaven Feijenoord Hillegersberg-Schiebroek Hoogvliet Hook of Holland IJsselmonde Kralingen-Crooswijk Noord Overschie Pernis Prins Alexander Rozenburg
Neighbourhoods	110-Morgen Afrikaanderwijk Agniesebuurt Bergpolder Beverwaard Blijdorp Bloemhof Boomgaardshoek Bospolder-Tussendijken C.S. kwartier Carnisserbuurt Cool Crooswijk De Esch De Veranda Delfshaven Dijkzigt Feijenoord Groenenhagen-Tuinenhoven Groot-IJsselmonde Heijplaat Het Lage Land Hillegersberg Hillesluis Homerusbuurt Hordijkerveld Kandelaar Karl Marxbuurt Katendrecht Kiefhoek Kleinpolder Kleiwegkwartier Kop van Zuid Kralingen Kralingseveer Kreekhuizen Landzicht Liskwartier Lloydkwartier Lombardijen Meeuwenplaat Middelland Middengebied Millinxbuurt Molenlaankwartier Molièrebuurt Nesselande Nieuw Engeland Nieuw-Mathenesse Nieuwe Westen Nooddorp Noordereiland Ommoord Oosterflank Oud-Charlois Oud-IJsselmonde Oud-Mathenesse Oude Noorden Oude Westen Oudeland Overschie Pendrecht Prinsenland Provenierswijk Reyeroord Rubroek Sagenbuurt Scheepvaartkwartier Schiebroek Schiemond Smeetsland Spaanse Polder Spangen Sportdorp Stadsdriehoek Struisenburg Tarwewijk Terbregge Varenbuurt Vondelingenplaat Vreewijk Waalhaven Westpunt Wielewaal Witte Dorp Zalmplaat Zenobuurt Zestienhoven Zevenkamp Zomerland Zuidwijk

Coordinates: 51°54′N 4°28′E / 51.900°N 4.467°E / 51.900; 4.467

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