The Hague
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The Hague is a municipality of the Netherlands[1][2] located in the country of Netherlands[3]. It was established on January 1, 1201. As of 2021, The Hague has a population of 548k[4] and covers an area of 98.1. The elevation of The Hague is 1.
Key Facts
- Member of: Climate Alliance[3], World Tourism Cities Federation[4], League of Historical Cities[5]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: South Holland[6]
- Country: Netherlands[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: North Sea[8], Haagse Trekvliet[9], Koninginnegracht[10]
- Head of government: Jan van Zanen[11]
- Continent: Europe[12]
- Instance of: city[13], place with town rights and privileges[14], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[15]
- Shares border with: Wassenaar[16], Leidschendam-Voorburg[17], Pijnacker-Nootdorp[18], Rijswijk[19], Westland[20], Zoetermeer[21], Delft[22]
- Flag: flag of The Hague[23]
- Twinned administrative body: Warsaw[24], Palembang[25], Nazareth[26], Bethlehem[27], Juigalpa[28], Wenzhou[29]
- Executive body: college van burgemeester en wethouders of The Hague[30]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of The Hague[31]
- Postal code: 2491–2599[32]
- Commons category: The Hague[33]
- Located in time zone: Central European Time[34]
- Local dialing code: 015[35], 070[36]
- Archives at: Haags Gemeentearchief[37]
- Has part(s): Haags Gemeentearchief[38]
- Inception: January 1, 1201[39]
- Official website: https://www.denhaag.nl/[40]
- Topic's main category: Category:The Hague[41]
- Commons gallery: Den Haag[42]
- Email address: mailto:ibdienstpost@denhaag.nl[43]
- Population: 515,880[44], 524,882[45], 532,561[46], 537,833[47], 56,105[48], 63,556[49], 69,707[50], 78,405[51], 91,328[52], 113,460[53], 156,761[54], 206,022[55]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for The Hague include Rotterdam The Hague Airport[56], an airport[57], in Netherlands[58]; Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict[59], an United Nations treaty[60]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area[61], a metropolitan area[62], in Netherlands[63], headquartered in Rotterdam[64]; Hague School[65], an art group[66], in Netherlands[67], founded in 1860[68]; and Den Haag Centraal railway station[69], a dead-end railway station[70], in Netherlands[71], founded in 1973[72].
Why It Matters
The Hague has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[73] It is known by 103 alternative names across languages and contexts.[74]
Entities named for it include Rotterdam The Hague Airport[56], an airport[57], in Netherlands[58]; Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict[59], an United Nations treaty[60]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area[61], a metropolitan area[62], in Netherlands[63], headquartered in Rotterdam[64]; Hague School[65], an art group[66], in Netherlands[67], founded in 1860[68]; and Den Haag Centraal railway station[69], a dead-end railway station[70], in Netherlands[71], founded in 1973[72].