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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.
The origins of the split between Amsterdam as capital city and The Hague as seat of government lay in the peculiar Dutch constitutional history. From the middle-ages to the sixteenth century, The Hague had been the seat of government of the County of Holland and residence of the Counts of Holland. Amsterdam in the meantime was growing to be a ...
In the early morning of December 7, 2024, a major explosion occurred in the Mariahoeve en Marlot neighborhood of The Hague, Netherlands, resulting in at least six fatalities, injuries, and significant damage to several residential buildings. The explosion prompted a large scale emergency response and investigation.
1456 - Order of the Golden Fleece meets in The Hague for their 9th chapter. 1467 - Charles the Bold inaugurated in The Hague as Count of Holland. 1479 - Wolfert VI of Borselen and Reyner of Broeckhuysen conquer and plunder The Hague. 1489 - Francis of Brederode conquers The Hague and puts it to ransom. 1494 - Saint Laurence chamber of rhetoric ...
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 city of The Hague, Netherlands, consists of eight districts (stadsdelen, singular stadsdeel), similar to boroughs. Each district is divided into subdistricts (wijken). Each of these stadsdelen has its own district office (stadsdeelkantoor), where most of the local government activity is organised. These stadsdeelkantoren make many aspects ...