Laan van Meerdervoort

The Laan van Meerdervoort (Dutch pronunciation: [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.[1][2]

Laan van Meerdervoort
The crossing of the Laan van Meerdervoort and the Zoutmanstraat as seen from the tower of Gymnasium Haganum
Native nameLaan van Meerdervoort
Length5,800 m (19,000 ft)
LocationThe Hague, Netherlands
Construction
Construction start1875
Completion1960
Other
Known forThe longest avenue in the 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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References
  1. 'Laan van Meerdervoort op de schop | Omroep West
  2. 'De Laan van Meerdervoort, een stuk contemporaine Haagsche historie' in Het Vaderland, 19 September 1940, Historische Kranten KB

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