Loosduinen

The windmill of Loosduinen.
Map of the municipality of Loosduinen (1869)

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.[1]

It has its own dialect (Loosduins), which is very similar to The Hague dialect.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Ad van der Meer and Onno Boonstra (2006). "Repertorium van Nederlandse gemeenten". KNAW.
  2. ↑ Goeman, Ton (1999), "'s-Gravenhage. Het Haags en zijn standaarden.", in Kruijsen, Joep; van der Sijs, Nicoline, Honderd Jaar Stadstaal (PDF), Uitgeverij Contact, pp. 121–135
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Coordinates: 52°03′N 4°14′E / 52.050°N 4.233°E / 52.050; 4.233

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