The Hague Center
The City Center of The Hague is the oldest and, with a population of 110,510 inhabitants, the second largest of The Hague's eight districts, consisting of nine neighbourhoods.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 111,000 residents
- Description: borough or district of The Hague, Netherlands
- Also known as: “Centre”, “Centre of The Hague”, and “The Hague Centre”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mauritshuis and Royal Library of the Netherlands.
Mauritshuis
Castle
Photo: Roman Boed, CC BY 2.0.
The Mauritshuis is an art museum in The Hague, Netherlands. The museum houses the Royal Cabinet of Paintings which consists of 854 objects, mostly Dutch Golden Age paintings.
Royal Library of the Netherlands
Library
Photo: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The KB National Library of the Netherlands is the national library of the Netherlands, based in The Hague, founded in 1798. The KB collects everything that is published in and concerning the Netherlands, from medieval literature to today's publications.
Dutch Language Union
Government office
Photo: Jsterckx, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dutch Language Union is an international regulatory institution that governs issues regarding the Dutch language. It is best known for its spelling reforms which are promulgated by member states, grammar books, the Green Booklet and its support of Dutch language courses and studies worldwide.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rijswijk and Scheveningen.
Rijswijk
Photo: Michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rijswijk is a city in the province South Holland in the Netherlands. It is a small city, which evolved around a tiny city core. The name is derived of 'rijshout', a type of wood which grew in the area and the word 'wijc', which was used for settlement in medieval times.
Scheveningen
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scheveningen is a fishing village, commercial harbour and seaside resort district in The Hague, the "international city on the sea". It has never been independent from The Hague, but the neighbourhoods of the fishing community still keep their special way of life.
Leidschendam-Voorburg
Photo: Takeaway, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leidschendam-Voorburg is a municipality in the province of South Holland, which stretches along the canal De Vliet, with the historic centers of Voorburg and Leidschendam.
The Hague Center
- Categories: district of The Hague and locality
- Location: The Hague, Rotterdam-The Hague Metropolitan Region, South Holland, Western Netherlands, Netherlands, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
52.0776° or 52° 4′ 39″ northLongitude
4.3151° or 4° 18′ 54″ eastPopulation
111,000Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9F4638H8+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 1522975935OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
11525041Wikidata ID
Q1614034
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Ukrainian—“The Hague Center” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
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