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Laan van Meerdervoort

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Length
  
5,800 m (19,000 ft)

Completion
  
1960

Completed
  
1960

Location
  
The Hague, Netherlands

Province
  
South Holland

Construction started
  
1875

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Known for
  
The longest avenue in the Netherlands

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The Laan van Meerdervoort ( [ˈlaːn vɑn ˈmeːrdərvoːrt]) is an avenue in The Hague. At a length of 5.8 km, it is (as of 2011) the longest avenue in the Netherlands.

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Map of Laan van Meerdervoort, Den Haag, Netherlands

The Laan van Meerdervoort is more or less an isogloss of two subvarieties of The Hague dialect. The posher variety called dàftig, Haegs or bekakt Haags is spoken roughly north of it, whereas a low-class variety called plat Haags or Hèègs is spoken roughly south of the Laan van Meerdervort.

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Notable buildings

  • Gymnasium Haganum
  • Museum Mesdag
  • References

    Laan van Meerdervoort Wikipedia