Haaglanden | |
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Location ![]() | |
State | Netherlands |
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Surface | 405 km² |
Inhabitants | 1.026.469 |
Haaglanden (literally "the lands of the Hague") is a territory of the Western Netherlands being part ofSouth Holland.
To know
Haaglanden roughly corresponds to the metropolitan area of dell 'Hague.
Territories and tourist destinations
Urban centers
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City of Haaglanden
- Delft - Often visited for its ceramics and for the historic center.
- The Hague - Binnenhof, Peace Palace, Madurodam and several international institutions.
- Leidschendam-Voorburg - Typical municipality of Western Netherlands, with two small historic centers.
- Midden-Delfland - Still very open and extensively rural with picturesque villages between The Hague, Delft, Rotterdam and Europoort.
- Pijnacker-Nootdorp
- Rijswijk - Rapidly urbanized city near The Hague.
- Wassenaar - Typical VIP residence.
- Westland - Predominantly rural area filled with greenhouses.
- Zoetermeer - Snow World, Dutch Water Dreams, Mormontemple, a planned city with lots of new architecture.
Other destinations
- Scheveningen - The most visited seaside resort in the country.