Laan van Meerdervoort

Laan van Meerdervoort

The crossing of the Laan van Meerdervoort and the Zoutmanstraat as seen from the tower of Gymnasium Haganum
Length	5,800 m (19,000 ft)
Location	The Hague, Netherlands
Construction
Construction start	1875
Completion	1960
Other
Known for	The longest avenue in the Netherlands; isogloss of The Hague dialect

The Laan van Meerdervoort (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːɱ vɑˈmeːrdərvoːrt]) 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]

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 Meerdervoort.

Notable buildings

• Gymnasium Haganum
• Museum Mesdag

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

52.0834°N 4.2911°E / 52.0834; 4.2911