The Hague

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The Hague is a major Dutch city known as the seat of the Netherlands’ government and home to numerous international courts and organizations, including the International Court of Justice.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 070
contains Binnenhof
Binnenhof
surface form: Binnenhof Hofvijver lake

Council of State of the Netherlands
House of Representatives of the Netherlands
surface form: Dutch House of Representatives

Dutch Senate
Eurojust
Europol
International Court of Justice
International Criminal Court
Scheveningen
surface form: Kijkduin

Mauritshuis
Noordeinde Palace
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
Peace Palace
Peace Palace
surface form: Peace Palace Library

Permanent Court of Arbitration
Prime Minister’s office
Scheveningen
Supreme Court of the Netherlands
country Netherlands
demonym Hagenaar
Hagenees
governedBy municipal council of The Hague
hasBeach Scheveningen
surface form: Scheveningen beach
hasInstitution University of Leiden
surface form: Leiden University – The Hague Campus
hasPostalCodeRange 2490–2599
hasUniversity The Hague University of Applied Sciences
hosts many embassies
isCapitalOf South Holland
isSeatOf Noordeinde Palace
surface form: Dutch royal court

Binnenhof
surface form: King of the Netherlands’ working palace
knownFor international courts and tribunals
international law
seat of Dutch government
locatedIn South Holland
North Holland
surface form: Western Netherlands
locatedOn North Sea coast
mayorTitle Mayor of The Hague
officialLanguage Dutch
partOf Randstad metropolitan region
populationApprox over 500000 inhabitants
rankInNetherlandsByPopulation third-largest city
seatOfGovernmentOf Netherlands
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
UNRole host city of principal judicial organ of the United Nations

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Abraham van Beijeren activeIn The Hague
Esaias van de Velde activeIn The Hague
Jan Steen associatedWith The Hague
Trust Fund for Victims basedIn The Hague
Abraham van Beijeren birthPlace The Hague
Christiaan Huygens birthPlace The Hague
Gerard Houckgeest birthPlace The Hague
Electress of Hanover birthPlace The Hague
subject surface form: Sophia of the Palatinate
Westland borderedBy The Hague
Wendela Bicker burialPlace The Hague
Balkenende IV cabinet capital The Hague
Batavian Republic capital The Hague
County of Holland capital The Hague
Dutch Republic capital The Hague
Northern Netherlands capital The Hague
Rutte IV cabinet capital The Hague
South Holland capital The Hague
United Provinces capital The Hague
Zuid-Holland capital The Hague
King's Day celebratedIn The Hague
Catshuis city The Hague
First Chamber city The Hague
Nieuwe Kerk, The Hague city The Hague
OPCW Headquarters city The Hague