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The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of 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 while the official capital o ...
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Prior to 19th century

* ca.1230 - Hunting lodge established by
Floris IV, Count of Holland Floris IV (24 June 1210 – 19 July 1234) was the count of Holland from 1222 to 1234. He was born in The Hague, a son of William I of Holland and his first wife, Adelaide of Guelders. Floris succeeded his father in 1222. His regent was Baldwin ...
. * ca.1280 - Chapel built in the Binnenhof (approximate date). * ca.1290 - Completion of the
Ridderzaal The Ridderzaal (; en, Hall of Knights) is the main building of the 13th-century inner square of the former castle of the counts of Holland called Binnenhof (English: Inner Court) at the address Binnenhof 11 in The Hague, Netherlands. It is us ...
building in the Binnenhof by
Floris V, Count of Holland Floris V (24 June 1254 – 27 June 1296) reigned as Count of Holland and Zeeland from 1256 until 1296. His life was documented in detail in the Rijmkroniek by Melis Stoke, his chronicler. He is credited with a mostly peaceful reign, moderni ...
. * ca.1380 - Civic Guard of The Hague established, the Saint George Archers Guild. * 1397 - Cloister Church erected. * 15th C. - Sint-Jacobskerk (church) building expanded. * 1446 -
Staten-Generaal The States General of the Netherlands ( nl, Staten-Generaal ) is the supreme bicameral legislature of the Netherlands consisting of the Senate () and the House of Representatives (). Both chambers meet at the Binnenhof in The Hague. The State ...
(parliament) begins meeting in the Binnenhof. * 1456 - Order of the Golden Fleece meets in The Hague for their 9th chapter. * 1467 -
Charles the Bold Charles I (Charles Martin; german: Karl Martin; nl, Karel Maarten; 10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), nicknamed the Bold (German: ''der Kühne''; Dutch: ''de Stoute''; french: le Téméraire), was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. ...
inaugurated in The Hague as Count of Holland. * 1479 - Wolfert VI of Borselen and Reyner of Broeckhuysen conquer and plunder The Hague. * 1489 - Francis of Brederode conquers The Hague and puts it to ransom. * 1494 - Saint Laurence
chamber of rhetoric Chambers of rhetoric ( nl, rederijkerskamers) were dramatic societies in the Low Countries. Their members were called Rederijkers (singular Rederijker), from the French word 'rhétoricien', and during the 15th and 16th centuries were mainly inte ...
active. * 1516 -
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in operation. * 1527 - The Hague becomes "the seat of the supreme court in Holland." * 1528 -
Maarten van Rossum Maarten van Rossum (c. 1478 – June 7, 1555) was a military tactician of the duchy of Guelders who became field marshal in the service of Charles, Duke of Guelders. He was greatly feared outside his home country for the ruthless manner in ...
, field marshal of
Charles, Duke of Guelders Charles II (9 November 1467 – 30 June 1538) was a member of the House of Egmond who ruled as Duke of Guelders and Count of Zutphen from 1492 until his death. He was the son of Adolf of Egmond and Catharine of Bourbon. He had a principal role ...
, sacks The Hague. * 1565 - Town Hall built. * 1573 - During the
Siege of Leiden The siege of Leiden occurred during the Eighty Years' War and the Anglo–Spanish War in 1573 and 1574, when the Spanish under Francisco de Valdez attempted to capture the rebellious city of Leiden, South Holland, the Netherlands. The siege fai ...
the Spanish general Francisco de Valdez has his headquarters in The Hague. * 1584 - The Hague becomes "the place of assembly of the States of Holland and of the States-general." * 1595 -
Noordeinde Palace Noordeinde Palace ( nl, Paleis Noordeinde, ) is one of the three official palaces of the Dutch royal family. Located in The Hague in the province of South Holland, it has been used as the official workplace of King Willem-Alexander since 2013. ...
purchased. * 1603 - Treaty of The Hague, between
Enno III, Count of East Frisia Enno III of Ostfriesland or Enno III of East Frisia (30 September 1563, Aurich – 19 August 1625) was a Count of Ostfriesland from 1599 to 1625 from the Cirksena family. He was the elder son of Count Edzard II of Ostfriesland and his wife ...
and the rebellious city of Emden. * 1619 - Execution of statesman
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (), Heer van Berkel en Rodenrijs (1600), Gunterstein (1611) and Bakkum (1613) (14 September 1547 – 13 May 1619) was a Dutch statesman and revolutionary who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for indepen ...
. * 1644 - Mauritshuis (residence) built. * 1646 -
Huis ten Bosch Huis ten Bosch ( nl, Paleis Huis ten Bosch, ; English: "House in the Woods") is a royal palace in The Hague, Netherlands. It is one of three official residences of the Dutch monarch; the two others being the Noordeinde Palace in The Hague and ...
(palace) built. * 1648 -
Royal Palace of Amsterdam The Royal Palace of Amsterdam in Amsterdam (Dutch: ''Koninklijk Paleis van Amsterdam'' or ) is one of three palaces in the Netherlands which are at the disposal of the monarch by Act of Parliament. It is situated on the west side of Dam Square i ...
completed as a City Hall. * 1651 - held. * 1653 - ( Scheveningen-The Hague) road built. * 1656 ** Nieuwe Kerk (church) built. **
Confrerie Pictura The Confrerie Pictura was a more or less academic club of artists founded in 1656 in The Hague (the Netherlands) by local art painters, who were unsatisfied by the Guild of Saint Luke there. History The guild of St. Luke in the Hague existed a ...
(artists' group) formed. * 1658 - Huygens invents the
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. * 1659 -
Concert of The Hague (1659) The Concert of The Hague, signed on 21 May 1659,Frijhoff & Spies (2004), p. 134. was an outline of the common stance of England, France and the Dutch Republic regarding the Second Northern War.Treasure (1985), p. 484. The powers agreed that the Sw ...
* 1672 - 20 August: Lynching of Cornelis and
Johan de Witt Johan de Witt (; 24 September 1625 – 20 August 1672), ''lord of Zuid- en Noord-Linschoten, Snelrewaard, Hekendorp en IJsselvere'', was a Dutch statesman and a major political figure in the Dutch Republic in the mid-17th century, the ...
. * 1681 -
Boterwaag The Boterwaag is a former weigh house for butter in The Hague, Netherlands. The right half is a café. History The left-half of the building was designed by the architect-painter Bartholomeus van Bassen.Rijksmonument report He designed and built i ...
(weigh house for butter) built. * 1701 - Treaty of The Hague, between
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, and the United Provinces, creating an alliance against
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. * 1708 - Gravenhaagsche Courant'' newspaper in publication. * 1720 - Treaty of The Hague, ending the
War of the Quadruple Alliance The War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720) was caused by Spanish attempts to recover territories in Italy ceded in the 1713 Peace of Utrecht. Largely focused on Sicily, it included minor engagements in North America and Northern Europe as we ...
. * 1726 - built. * 1747 -
William IV, Prince of Orange William IV (Willem Karel Hendrik Friso; 1 September 1711 – 22 October 1751) was Prince of Orange from birth and the first hereditary stadtholder of all the United Provinces of the Netherlands from 1747 until his death in 1751. During his whole ...
moves to The Hague. * 1750 - 's circulating library in business. * 1764 -
Lange Voorhout Palace Lange Voorhout Palace ( nl, Paleis Lange Voorhout ) in The Hague was designed in 1760 by the architect Pieter de Swart for Anthony Patras (1718-1764), a deputy to the States General of the Netherlands. History Patras, born in Grenoble, Isère, ...
built. * 1772 - Kunstliefde Spaart geen Vlijt literary society formed. * 1774 -
Prince William V Gallery The Prince William V Gallery is an art gallery on the Buitenhof in The Hague that currently shares an entrance with the Gevangenpoort museum. It is a recreation of the original gallery ''Galerij Prins Willem V'', once founded there by William V, ...
established, the first public museum of the Netherlands * 1793 - Diligentia (society) founded. * 1795 ** 31 January: Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, in The Hague, by the revolutionary Patriots, similar to the French declaration of 1789. ** 16 May: French-Batavian
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signed in The Hague. * 1798 -
Royal Library of the Netherlands The Royal Library of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninklijke Bibliotheek or KB; ''Royal Library'') 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 Ne ...
established.


19th century

* 1804 - Scheurleer & Zoonen in business. * 1806 - Granted city rights by
Louis Bonaparte Louis Napoléon Bonaparte (born Luigi Buonaparte; 2 September 1778 – 25 July 1846) was a younger brother of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French. He was a monarch in his own right from 1806 to 1810, ruling over the Kingdom of Holland (a French cl ...
* 1814 - '' Staatscourant'' newspaper begins publication. * 1816 - Royal Cabinet of Rarities founded by King
William I of the Netherlands William I (Willem Frederik, Prince of Orange-Nassau; 24 August 1772 – 12 December 1843) was a Prince of Orange, the King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He was the son of the last Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, who went ...
. * 1822 - Mauritshuis re-established. * 1823 - Metal Factory of Enthoven opens. * 1824 - becomes mayor. * 1838 ** Supreme Court of the Netherlands headquartered in The Hague. **
Gymnasium Haganum The Gymnasium Haganum is one of the oldest public schools in the Netherlands, located in the city of The Hague. First mentioned in 1327, the school is currently housed in a monumental Renaissance Revival architecture building, built in 1907. It ...
(school) active. * 1844 - built on Wagenstraat. * 1845 - erected on . * 1852 - Museum Meermanno-Westreenianum established. * 1853 -
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers Brill Academic Publishers (known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill ()) is a Dutch international academic publisher founded in 1683 in Leiden, Netherlands. With offices in Leiden, Boston, Paderborn and Singapore, Brill today publishes 27 ...
in business. * 1855 - Pander & Son founded, an aircraft and furniture factory. * 1863 - (zoo) established. * 1866 -
Kunstmuseum Den Haag The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is an art museum in The Hague in the Netherlands, founded in 1866 as the Museum voor Moderne Kunst. Later, until 1998, it was known as Haags Gemeentemuseum, and until the end of September 2019 as Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. I ...
established. * 1869 - Monument erected in the . * 1870s - Artistic "
Hague School The Hague School is a group of artists who lived and worked in The Hague between 1860 and 1890. Their work was heavily influenced by the realist painters of the French Barbizon school. The painters of the Hague school generally made use of relati ...
" style of painting active. * 1870 **
Gouda–Den Haag railway The Gouda–Den Haag railway is a heavily used railway line in the Netherlands, running from Gouda railway station to Den Haag Centraal railway station, passing through Zoetermeer railway station. It was opened in 1870. Stations The main interch ...
begins operating. ** (train station) opens. * 1872 - Hague Congress of the
International Workingmen's Association The International Workingmen's Association (IWA), often called the First International (1864–1876), was an international organisation which aimed at uniting a variety of different left-wing socialist, communist and anarchist groups and trad ...
. * 1878 - built on . * 1881 - 1 August: Panorama Mesdag opens. * 1882 - The Prisongate Museum opens. * 1883 - Rozenburg Earthenware factory established. * 1884 - established. * 1885 ** shopping arcade opens. ** in business. * 1887 - Museum Mesdag opens. * 1890 -
Royal (restaurant) __NOTOC__ ''Royal'' was a restaurant in The Hague, Netherlands. It was a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in 1958 and retained that rating until 1968. The building in which the restaurant was located was once the residence ...
in business. * 1893 -
Hague Conference on Private International Law The Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH) is an intergovernmental organisation in the area of private international law (also known as ''conflict of laws''), that administers several international conventions, protocols and soft ...
* 1898 - Nationale Tentoonstelling van Vrouwenarbeid 1898 * 1899 ** International peace conference held in The Hague. **
Permanent Court of Arbitration The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organization located in The Hague, Netherlands. Unlike a judicial court in the traditional sense, the PCA provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes that aris ...
established. * 1900 - Population: 212,211.


20th century

* 1903 - established. * 1904 **
Residentie Orchestra Het Residentie Orkest (literal translation, ''The Residence Orchestra''; known also in English as ''Residentie Orkest The Hague'') is a Dutch orchestra based in The Hague. The orchestra is currently resident at the Amare performing arts centre in T ...
formed. ** Museum for Education founded, since renamed to
Museon Museon is a museum for science and culture in The Hague, Netherlands. It has collections in the domains of geology, biology, archaeology, history, science and ethnology. __TOC__ Origin The museum was initiated in 1904 by the newspaper director ...
. * 1905 - ADO Den Haag football club formed. * 1907 ** International peace conference held in The Hague. ** Anglo-Dutch
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company and its Bataafse Petroleum Maatschappij headquartered in city. * 1913 -
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built. * 1914 - Belgian
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refugees arrive in The Hague. Thousands would follow. * 1917 ** Hundreds of British soldiers arrive in The Hague, to recover from the stress of their detainment in camps. ** The House of Lords (restaurant) in business. * 1918 - Townley Hall built in The Hague, barracks for 1,200 detained British soldiers and officers. Named after Sir Walter Beaupré Townley, a British diplomat. * 1919 - Population: 359,610. * 1921 - Asta cinema opens. * 1922 ** 15 June:
Museum Bredius Museum Bredius is a museum named after Abraham Bredius on the Lange Vijverberg in The Hague. It is remarkable for its collection of etchings and paintings, but is most attractive to visitors for its accurate restoration of the 18th-century ''Heren ...
founded. ** 22 July: International
Permanent Court of Arbitration The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) is a non-UN intergovernmental organization located in The Hague, Netherlands. Unlike a judicial court in the traditional sense, the PCA provides services of arbitral tribunal to resolve disputes that aris ...
begins operating from its headquarters in The Hague. * 1923 -
The Hague Academy of International Law The Hague Academy of International Law (french: Académie de droit international de La Haye) is a center for high-level education in both public and private international law housed in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Courses are taugh ...
established. * 1925 - Zuiderpark Stadion (stadium) opens. * 1929 - Netherlands Postal Museum opens, since renamed to COMM * 1935 -
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag The Kunstmuseum Den Haag is an art museum in The Hague in the Netherlands, founded in 1866 as the Museum voor Moderne Kunst. Later, until 1998, it was known as Haags Gemeentemuseum, and until the end of September 2019 as Gemeentemuseum Den Haag. I ...
(museum for modern art) opens. * 1940 - 10 May: Battle for The Hague. * 1945 - 3 March: Bombing of the Bezuidenhout. * 1946 - United Nations International Court of Justice headquartered in The Hague. * 1947 - established. * 1948 -
Congress of Europe The Hague Congress or the Congress of Europe, considered by many as the first federal moment in European history, was held in The Hague from 7–11 May 1948 with 750 delegates participating from around Europe as well as observers from Canada and ...
in The Hague. * 1950 - rebuilt. * 1952 -
International Institute of Social Studies The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam is an independent and international graduate school of policy-oriented critical social science. ISS was established in 1952 by Dutch universities and the Neth ...
established. * 1954 - founded. * 1955 - Mobarak Mosque built. * 1959 -
Nederlands Dans Theater Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT; literal translation Netherlands Dance Theatre) is a Dutch contemporary dance company. NDT is headquartered at the ''Amare'' building in The Hague. NDT also performs at other venues in the Netherlands, including Amste ...
founded. * 1966 - July: Death of Hsu Tsu-tsai. * 1969 -
World Forum Convention Center The World Forum (originally known as Nederlands Congresgebouw and formerly Nederlands Congres Centrum and World Forum Convention Center) is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the Internatio ...
opens. * 1971 -
International Federation of Library Associations The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of people who rely on libraries and information professionals. An independent, non-governmental, not-for-pr ...
headquartered in city. * 1973 - Den Haag Centraal railway station built. * 1974 - 13 September:
1974 French Embassy attack in The Hague The 1974 French Embassy attack in The Hague was an attack and siege on the French Embassy in The Hague in the Netherlands starting on Friday 13 September 1974. Three members of the Japanese Red Army (JRA) stormed the embassy, allegedly on the orde ...
. * 1976 - Eurovision Song Contest 1976 held in The Hague. * 1979 - Assassination of Richard Sykes (British diplomat). * 1980 - Population: 456,886 municipality. * 1981 - Filmhouse The Hague (arthouse) opens. * 1982 -
National Library of the Netherlands The Royal Library of the Netherlands (Dutch: Koninklijke Bibliotheek or KB; ''Royal Library'') 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 Ne ...
building opens. * 1983 - 29 October: Demonstration against placement of cruise missiles in
Woensdrecht Air Base Woensdrecht Air Base ( nl, Vliegbasis Woensdrecht) is a military airport between the villages of Woensdrecht and Huijbergen, about south of the city of Bergen op Zoom in the Netherlands. It is located near the A58 motorway and the border with ...
. * 1984 - Korzo Theater for experimental dance and music founded. * 1985 - Trekvlietbrug (bridge) built. * 1986 - Historical Museum of The Hague opens * 1987 ** Koolhaas's
deconstructivist Deconstructivism is a movement of postmodern architecture which appeared in the 1980s. It gives the impression of the fragmentation of the constructed building, commonly characterised by an absence of obvious harmony, continuity, or symmetry. ...
-style built for the
Netherlands Dance Theatre Nederlands Dans Theater (NDT; literal translation Netherlands Dance Theatre) is a Dutch contemporary dance company. NDT is headquartered at the ''Amare'' building in The Hague. NDT also performs at other venues in the Netherlands, including Amste ...
troupe. **
The Hague University of Applied Sciences The Hague University of Applied Sciences ( nl, De Haagse Hogeschool), abbreviated THUAS, is a university of applied sciences with its campuses located in and around The Hague in the Randstad metropolitan region in the west of the Netherlands. Th ...
established. * 1991 - International
Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization The Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization, or simply UNPO is an international organization established to facilitate the voices of unrepresented and marginalised nations and peoples worldwide. It was formed on 11 February 1991 in The Ha ...
headquartered in The Hague. * 1992 - 16 September: Pension de Vogel homeless hostel fire. * 1994 ** Beelden aan Zee (sculpture museum) opens. ** Kinderboekenmuseum founded. * 1995 **
The Hague City Hall The Hague City Hall (''Stadhuis'') is the city hall of The Hague, Netherlands. History The city hall was designed in 1986 by the American architect Richard Meier and completed in 1995. Architecture It is located in the new city centre, and ...
new building constructed. ** Yi Jun Peace Museum opens. * 1996 -
Wim Deetman Willem Joost "Wim" Deetman (born 3 April 1945) is a retired Dutch politician and teacher who served as Minister of Education and Sciences from 1982 to 1989, Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1989 to 1996 and Mayor of The Hague from ...
becomes mayor. * 1998 ** Europol established in The Hague. ** Calla's restaurant in business. * 1999 - active.


21st century

* 2002 **
Eurojust Eurojust is an agency of the European Union (EU) dealing with judicial co-operation in criminal matters among agencies of the member states. It is seated in The Hague, Netherlands. Established in 2002, it was created to improve handling of seriou ...
established in The Hague. ** Regio Randstad regional governance group and
Escher Museum Escher in Het Paleis (''Escher in The Palace'') is a museum in The Hague, Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch graphical artist M. C. Escher. It is housed in the Lange Voorhout Palace since November 2002. In 2015 it was revealed that m ...
established. **
Fotomuseum Den Haag The Fotomuseum Den Haag (The Hague Museum of Photography) is a museum in the field of photography in The Hague. The museum was founded in 2002 as part of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag and works closely with the Print Room of the Leiden University Librar ...
(museum for photography) opened. **
Escher Museum Escher in Het Paleis (''Escher in The Palace'') is a museum in The Hague, Netherlands, featuring the works of the Dutch graphical artist M. C. Escher. It is housed in the Lange Voorhout Palace since November 2002. In 2015 it was revealed that m ...
opens. * 2003 **
Hoftoren The Hoftoren (, ''Court Tower''), nicknamed ''De Vulpen'' (, ''The Fountain Pen'') is a 29- storey, building in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the third-tallest building in the city, and the eighth-tallest in the country. The Hoftoren was designe ...
hi-rise built. **
International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute individuals f ...
established in The Hague. ** Population: 463,826. * 2004 - Police raid a safehouse of terrorist organization
Hofstad Network The Hofstad Network was an Islamist terror group composed mostly of Dutch citizens. The terror group was composed mainly of young men between the ages of 18 and 32. The name "Hofstad" was originally the codename the Dutch secret service AIVD used ...
. * 2006 - The Hague Jazz fest begins. * 2007 ** Regional RandstadRail 3 begins operating. **
Kyocera Stadion The ADO Den Haag Stadium (known as the Bingoal Stadion for sponsorship reasons) is a multi-use stadium in The Hague, Netherlands, designed by Zwarts & Jansma Architects. Completed in 2007, the stadium is used mostly for football and field hockey. ...
(stadium) opens. ** Het Strijkijzer hi-rise built. ** Humanity House opens. * 2008 - Jozias van Aartsen becomes mayor. * 2011 **
The Hague Institute for Global Justice The Hague Institute for Global Justice, or simply The Hague Institute, is an international think tank based in The Hague, Netherlands. It was established in 2011 by a consortium of partners including the Municipality of The Hague, an academic coa ...
established. **
Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands The Huygens Institute for the History of the Netherlands was formed on January 1, 2011 through a merger of the Institute of Dutch History ( nl, 'Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis', ING) a research institute of the Netherlands Organisation ...
established. ** De Kroon hi-rise built. * 2013 - Population: 505,856 municipality. * 2014 ** March: International
2014 Nuclear Security Summit The 2014 Nuclear Security Summit was a summit held in The Hague, the Netherlands, on March 24 and 25, 2014. It was the third edition of the conference, succeeding the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit. The 2014 summit was attended by 58 world leaders ...
held in city. ** Population: 510,909 municipality; 2,261,844 metro region. * 2017 -
Pauline Krikke Pauline Christine Krikke (born 9 May 1961) is a Dutch politician who served as mayor of The Hague from 2017 until 2019. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD), she previously served as mayor of Arnhem from 2001 to 2013. Sh ...
becomes mayor.


Images

File:Gevel gezien over Hofvijver - 's-Gravenhage - 20326651 - RCE.jpg, Mauritshaus, built 1644 (photo from 1903) File:Horrix In de Haagse dierentuin.jpg, Haagse Dierentuin (zoo), established in 1863 (drawing from 1910) File:Monument - 's-Gravenhage - 20322684 - RCE.jpg, Wilhelmsplein monument, erected 1869 File:Delegates of the First International Peace Conference at The Hague, 1899.png, Delegates of the First International Peace Conference at The Hague, 1899 File:Spui.JPG, Lucent Danstheater, built 1987 (photo from 2007)


See also

* The Hague history * *
List of mayors of The Hague Below is a list of mayors of The Hague since it was decided in 1824 that only one mayor at a time would govern the city. List 1824–1956 1957–present : : : : See also * Timeline of The Hague References {{Reflist The Hague The ...
* Other names of The Hague e.g. Haag, 'sGravenhage * * * Timelines of other
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in the Netherlands:
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
, Breda, Delft, Eindhoven, Groningen, Haarlem,
's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a city and municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 157,486. It is the capital of the province of North Brabant and its fourth largest by population. The city is south of th ...
,
Leiden Leiden (; in English and archaic Dutch also Leyden) is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden has a population of 119,713, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration wi ...
,
Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...
, Nijmegen,
Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"Ne ...
,
Utrecht Utrecht ( , , ) is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Net ...


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Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a city and municipality of 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 while the official capital of ...
Years in the Netherlands