Scheveningen: Difference between revisions

▲[[Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich|Montagu's]] flagship picked up the English king at Scheveningen in order to accomplish the [[Restoration (England)|Restoration]].<ref>''Dictionary of national biography''. [Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee, etc.]. London: Oxford University Press. XIII., pp. 680-681.</ref>

▲The village attracted a number of Dutch artists over the centuries, who painted the ''bomschuiten'' drawn up on the beach, or fishermen at work in the [[North Sea]]. Notable painters who recorded the village include [[Adriaen van de Velde]], [[Simon de Vlieger]], and [[Hendrik Willem Mesdag]], whose large [[Panorama Mesdag|panorama]], 14&nbsp;m high and 120&nbsp;m wide, preserves the view of Scheveningen in 1881.

▲[[File:Veronicagestrand.jpg|thumb|[[Radio Veronica|Veronica]] ship [[MV Norderney|MV ''Norderney'']], Scheveningen, 7 April 1973]]

▲From 21 April 1960,<ref>[http://www.focuscollection.com/listings/l0607.html Jan Akkerman interviewed in Dutch magazine Veronica, 1973]</ref> the pirate radio station [[Radio Veronica]]<ref>[http://www.mediapages.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=833:geschiedenis-veronica-1973&catid=49:veronica-archief&Itemid=18 Juul Geleick - Geschiedenis Veronica 1973]</ref> broadcast its programmes from an anchorage in the [[North Sea]] about four miles off the Scheveningen coast, originally calling itself Vrije Radio Omroep Nederland (VRON); Free Radio Station [of the] Netherlands. It was joined by [[Radio North Sea International|Radio Noordzee Internationaal]] <!-- (RNI) --> in 1970<ref>[http://www.mediapages.nl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=144:de-vermeende-spionage-van-rni&catid=50:noordzee-archief&Itemid=29 Hans Knot - De vermeende spionage van RNI]</ref> and the relaunched [[Radio Caroline]] in late 1972.<ref>[http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/Radio_Caroline_-_1972-1980/id/5405841 Radio Caroline - 1972-1980]</ref> When the Netherlands ratified the Treaty of Strasbourg on 1 September 1974,<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=OwkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA54 Billboard May 5, 1973]</ref> Veronica applied for legal status and became the VOO, Caroline moved anchorage to the English coast, and RNI closed down completely.<ref>[http://www.radiovisie.eu/be/nieuws.rvsp?art=00081372 radiovisie.eu - Last of the pirates]</ref> Memorable episodes during this period included the stranding of Radio Veronica's ship, the ''Norderney'', which lost its anchor in a storm and ran aground on Scheveningen beach on 2 April 1973, and a firebomb attack on RNI's ship, the ''[[Mebo II]]'', on 15 May 1971.

▲Since the 1970s the population of the original Scheveningen changed as the fishing industry declined and some artists and professionals moved in. Most of the fisherman, captains and trawler owners houses were demolished. Some still remain and have been protected by the authorities including some of the original ‘hofjes’ which in this area are enclosed areas with small row houses on each side and are not accessible to cars such as the [[Hofje van de Lange]].

▲[[Trial of Slobodan Milošević|Slobodan Milošević]], the 3rd [[president of Serbia and Montenegro]] was found dead in his prison cell on 11 March 2006 while he was being held in the [[United Nations Detention Unit|UN war crimes tribunal's detention center]] in Scheveningen.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4796470.stm|title=BBC NEWS {{!}} Europe {{!}} Milosevic found dead in his cell|website=news.bbc.co.uk|date=11 March 2006|access-date=2017-02-21}}</ref>

▲The [[light beam]] flashes at alternate intervals of 2.5 and 7.5 seconds. The location is {{coord|52|6.247|N|4|16.095|E|}}.<ref>http://www.vuurtorens.net/inhoud.asp?inhoud=nl:object:specificaties:0:187</ref>

▲{{See also|List of lighthouses and lightvessels in the Netherlands}}