▁Wille m ▁Mes dag , ▁whose ▁large ▁pan or ama , ▁ 1 4   m ▁high ▁and ▁ 1 2 0   m ▁wide , ▁pres erves ▁the ▁view ▁of ▁Sch even ingen ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁International ▁Sk ating ▁Union ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Sch even ingen ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁ ▁A ne cdot al ▁evidence ▁exists ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁Sch even ingen ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁sh ib bo le th ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁to ▁identify ▁German ▁sp ies : ▁they ▁would ▁pron ounce ▁the ▁initial ▁" Sch " ▁differently ▁from ▁Dutch ▁native ▁speak ers . ▁ ▁Con tr ary ▁to ▁popular ▁belief , ▁Sch even ingen ▁was ▁never ▁an ▁independent ▁municipality , ▁but ▁it ▁has ▁its ▁own ▁coat ▁of ▁arms , ▁officially ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁The ▁H ague ▁local ▁council ▁( pro pos al ▁ 1 3 6 ▁of ▁ 2 3 ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 4 ); ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁it ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁administrative ▁region ▁as ▁The ▁H ague ; ▁the ▁region ▁had ▁a ▁special ▁status ▁within ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Holland ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁Holland . ▁ ▁Nevertheless , ▁Sch even ingen ▁always ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁identity ▁of ▁its ▁own . ▁For ▁instance , ▁it ▁had ▁its ▁own ▁football ▁club , ▁playing ▁in ▁the ▁highest ▁Dutch ▁division ▁( its ▁name ▁was ▁" S che ven ingen ▁Holland ▁Sport "). ▁In ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁half