Loosduinen
Loosduinen (Dutch pronunciation: [loːzˈdœynə(n)]) is a former village in the Netherlands that was a municipality unto itself until 1923, when it was annexed by The Hague and subsequently became a district of the city.
Loosduinen | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location in The Hague | |
| Coordinates: 52°03′N 4°14′E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | The Hague |
| Government | |
| • Alderman | Rachid Guernaoui (GDM/HvDH) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,413.5 ha (3,492.8 acres) |
| • Land | 1,324.6 ha (3,273.2 acres) |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| Population (1 January 2018) | |
| • Total | 48,101 |
| • Density | 3,400/km2 (8,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Within the district there is also a neighbourhood (Dutch:wijk) called 'Loosduinen'.
It has its own dialect, the Loosduinen dialect, which is very similar to The Hague dialect.
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