Scheveningen

Scheveningen is a district of $the Hague, city of the Netherlands, on the edges of the the North Sea. It is a Seaside resort modern with long a sandy Plage and a Jetée of Loisir S. Its port is used for the fishing, the pleasure sailing England -->.

History

Events/Attractions

The annual events include:
  • polar Bath the New Year's Day;
  • the day of the flag to the Spring when the first catch of Hareng S is put at the biddings.
  • Fires of artifices in summer: once per week and several days during the week of the festival
  • the Red Bull Knock-out is a race of motor bike organized on the beach of Scheveningen in autumn.

A visit with Scheveningen can include:

  • the museum of the sea
  • the Thrown of Scheveningen and its base of Jump to the rubber band with the top of the sea
  • the museum Beelden year Zee (sculptures) and sculptures (free) located between the museum and the sea
  • the Panorama Mesdag.
  • Madurodam (amusement park)
  • the Circustheatre , a theater

Sports

  • De Uithof is the site of a great sporting center, including two skating rinks, a ski slope, a center of climbing and more.

Born in Scheveningen

  • Jean Pierre Rawie it (April 20th 1951)

Trivia

  • the name Scheveningen was used like word of code during the Second world war in order to identify the German spies: the German S pronounced the initial “sch differently” Dutch.

  • With the failures, the Scheveningen is a variation of opening of play known under the name of sicilian Défense, played for the first time in a Tournoi with Scheveningen .

    • See Sicilian Scheveningue

  • Scheveningen is also quoted in the song My Father Said , written in interpreted in 1967 by Jacques Brel.

Internal bonds

External bonds

  • www.denhaag.nl
  • www.denhaag.org
  • www.denhaag.com
  • www.scheveningen.nl
  • www.deuithof.nl
  • Official Madurodam website
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