Places / Europe / Netherlands
The Hague
Visited in March 2020
At a glance
- Country
- Netherlands
- Region
- South Holland
- Population
- 548,320
- Type
- City and municipality in South Holland, Netherlands, seat of the Dutch government
- Coordinates
- 52.08°N, 4.31°E
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Overview
The Hague (Dutch: Den Haag, short for 's-Gravenhage) 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. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the country's administrative centre and its seat of government, and has been described as the country's de facto capital since the time of the Dutch Republic, while Amsterdam is the official capital of the Netherlands.
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