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The Hague (/ h eɪ ɡ / HAYG; Dutch: Den Haag [dɛn ˈɦaːx] ⓘ or 's-Gravenhage [ˌsxraːvə(n)ˈɦaːɣə] ⓘ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands.
Brussels was briefly the capital of the Netherlands and the low countries in the 16th and 19th centuries. Brussels was the capital of the Seventeen Provinces (1549–1581). During the United Kingdom of the Netherlands (1815–1839), there were two government centers: The Hague and Brussels. The government sat in one of these cities every other ...
The Hague is the seat of government of the Netherlands. These cities, combined with Utrecht and other smaller municipalities, effectively form a single metroplex —a conurbation called Randstad . The Randstad area is one of the most densely populated regions of Europe, but still relatively free of urban sprawl .
The City Center of The Hague (Dutch: Centrum) is the oldest and, with a population of 104,658 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2018), [2] the second largest of The Hague's eight districts, consisting of nine neighbourhoods. [3] Two railways stations can be found in the city center: Den Haag Centraal and Den Haag Hollands Spoor.
The Rotterdam–The Hague metropolitan area (Dutch: Metropoolregio Rotterdam Den Haag) [2] is a metropolitan area encompassing the cities of Rotterdam and The Hague as well as 21 other municipalities. [3] It was founded in 2014. The area has a population of approximately 2.7 million across 1,130 km 2 (440 sq mi). [1]
The subregions (Dutch: streek or landstreek (plural: (land)streken), literally translating to a combination of 'land/country area/region') are non-administrative area in the Netherlands that can be demarcated on grounds of cohesion with regards to culture or landscape.
The Hague's Binnenhof with the Hofvijver (Court Pond). The Binnenhof (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɪnə(n)ˌɦɔf] ⓘ; English: Inner Court) and Buitenhof (Outer Court) is a complex of buildings in the city centre of The Hague, Netherlands, next to the Hofvijver (Court Pond).
1573 - During the Siege of Leiden the Spanish general Francisco de Valdez has his headquarters in The Hague. 1584 - The Hague becomes "the place of assembly of the States of Holland and of the States-general." [5] 1595 - Noordeinde Palace purchased. [1] 1603 - Treaty of The Hague, between Enno III, Count of East Frisia and the rebellious city ...