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Charlois

Charlois () is a neighbourhood of the Dutch city of Rotterdam. It is located on the south bank of the Nieuwe Maas.

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

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. 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

References