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Scheveningen (Netherlands)

LC control no.n 79079036
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Geographic headingScheveningen (Netherlands)
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Geographic subdivision usageNetherlands--Scheveningen
Variant(s)Scheveningue (Netherlands)
Scheveningen (Hague, Netherlands)
Hague (Netherlands). Scheveningen
Special noteGeonet continues to list Scheveningen as a populated place not as a city section; establish the name for the city section separately when/if GNS changes its listing.
Found inScheveningen, 1974.
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 52°06ʹ17ʺN 004°16ʹ32ʺE) 52° 05' 51" N 004° 16' 59" E
Geonet, June 18, 2013 (Scheveningen; ppl; ADM1: Zuid-Holland; 52° 05' 51" N 004° 16' 59" E)
Wikipedia, June 18, 2013 (Scheveningen; one of the eight districts of The Hague, as well as a subdistrict (wijk) of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. Contrary to popular belief, Scheveningen never was an independent municipality; even in the Middle Ages it was part of the same administrative region as The Hague; nevertheless, Scheveningen always had a strong identity of its own)
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