Bezuidenhout | |
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 Bezuidenhout (green) is the southernmost of the fourHaagse Hout neighborhoods inThe Hague (violet) | |
| Coordinates:52°5′17″N4°20′41″E / 52.08806°N 4.34472°E /52.08806; 4.34472 | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | South Holland |
| Municipality | The Hague |
| District | Haagse Hout |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,447 |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Bezuidenhout (Dutch pronunciation:[bəˈzœydə(n)ˌɦʌut]; English:"South of the Wood") is the neighborhood (Dutch:wijk) southeast of theHaagse Bos neighborhood ofThe Hague in theNetherlands. Bezuidenhout includes theBeatrixkwartier financial area near theCentral Station and streets such as Bezuidenhoutseweg, Juliana van Stolberglaan, Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië, Prins Clauslaan, and Theresiastraat.
Part ofGerman-occupied Europe duringWorld War II, Bezuidenhout was bombed by mistake by theRoyal Air Force in abombing raid which killed hundreds of civilians. The targeted area was the adjacent woodland parkHaagse Bos that was used by the Germans for launchingV-1 andV-2 rockets, but all bombs missed the forest target by more than 500 yards (460 m) because of an error in reading the map, overcast conditions and incorrect allowance for the wind. The mistake caused the deaths of 511 civilians.[1][2]
Because nobody was certain about what to do after the explosion, there were no plans to reconstruct the neighbourhood until 1962, when David Jokinen saw an opportunity to put an end to the situation in which theStaatsspoor station and theHollands Spoor each served only part of the rail traffic.His plan included demolishing the Staatsspoor Station. His plan sparked fierce discussions. The plan was not implemented, in part because it was only presented when decision-making had finally reached an advanced stage. Today, theDen Haag Centraal railway station stands in place of the Staatsspoor station.
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