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.
The Hague
Summary
The Hague is a municipality of the Netherlands[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- The Hague was a member of Climate Alliance[3].
- The Hague was a member of World Tourism Cities Federation[4].
- The Hague was a member of League of Historical Cities[5].
- The Hague is located in South Holland[6].
- The Hague is in the country of Netherlands[7].
- The Hague is on the body of water North Sea[8].
- The Hague is on the body of water Haagse Trekvliet[9].
- The Hague is on the body of water Koninginnegracht[10].
- The Hague's head of government is recorded as Jan van Zanen[11].
- The Hague is on the continent of Europe[12].
- The Hague's instance of is recorded as municipality of the Netherlands[13].
- The Hague's instance of is recorded as city[14].
- The Hague's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges[15].
- The Hague's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[16].
- The Hague's shares border with is recorded as Wassenaar[17].
- The Hague's shares border with is recorded as Leidschendam-Voorburg[18].
- The Hague's shares border with is recorded as Pijnacker-Nootdorp[19].
- The Hague's shares border with is recorded as Rijswijk[20].
- The Hague's shares border with is recorded as Westland[21].
- The Hague's shares border with is recorded as Zoetermeer[22].
- The Hague's shares border with is recorded as Delft[23].
- The Hague's flag is recorded as flag of The Hague[24].
- The Hague's twinned administrative body is recorded as Warsaw[25].
- The Hague's twinned administrative body is recorded as Palembang[26].
- The Hague's twinned administrative body is recorded as Nazareth[27].
Body
Founding
January 1, 1201 marks the founding of The Hague[28].
Brands and Namesakes
Things named for The Hague include Rotterdam The Hague Airport[29], an airport[30], in Netherlands[31]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area[32], a metropolitan area[33], in Netherlands[34], headquartered in Rotterdam[35]; Den Haag Centraal railway station[36], a dead-end railway station[37], in Netherlands[38], founded in 1973[39]; Hague School[40], an art group[41], in Netherlands[42], founded in 1860[43]; and Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict[44], an United Nations treaty[45].
Why It Matters
The Hague has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]
Entities named for it include Rotterdam The Hague Airport[29], an airport[30], in Netherlands[31]; Rotterdam The Hague metropolitan area[32], a metropolitan area[33], in Netherlands[34], headquartered in Rotterdam[35]; Den Haag Centraal railway station[36], a dead-end railway station[37], in Netherlands[38], founded in 1973[39]; Hague School[40], an art group[41], in Netherlands[42], founded in 1860[43]; and Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict[44], an United Nations treaty[45].