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Delve into Valkenboskwartier
The district Valkenboskwartier of in Gemeente Den Haag (South Holland) is a district located in Netherlands about 33 mi south-west of Amsterdam, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 51 °F
Morning Temperature | 9°C / 49 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 8% |
Air Humidity | 81% |
Air Pressure | 1009 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 19 km/h (12 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
8°C (47 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
11°C (51 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, scattered clouds.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
8°C (46 °F)
6°C (43 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Crowne Plaza DEN HAAG - PROMENADE
Hilton The Hague
B-Aparthotels Kennedy
The Hague Marriott Hotel
Hampshire Hotel - 108 Meerdervoort
't Goude Hooft
Novotel Den Haag World Forum
Paleis
Stayci Apartments Nobelle
Parkhotel Den Haag
Videos from this area
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Wood carved ambassador chairs Peace Palace in The Hague
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Chinese Imperial Porcelain in The Hague
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Toccata and Fugue - Street Musicians - Passage The Hague
Toccata (part) and Fugue in D-minor (Bach) - The Compatible - Passage The Hague.
Gunnera Manicata (giant rhubarb) in Zuiderpark, The Hague - 2012-04-14
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Scheveningen Nieuws - Onthulling muur schildering in de Marcelisstraat
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Scheveningen Nieuws - City Pier City marathon op Scheveningen.
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Scheveningen Nieuws - Steekpartij bij Aloysius College op randje Scheveningen
Op het Aloysius College in Den Haag is woensdagochtend een steekpartij geweest. Daarbij zou iemand lichtgewond zijn geraakt. Volgens de politie werd de leerling in de buurt van de school ...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
International Court of Justice
The International Court of Justice (French: Cour internationale de Justice; commonly referred to as the World Court or ICJ) is the primary judicial organ of the United Nations. It is based in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. Its main functions are to settle legal disputes submitted to it by states and to provide advisory opinions on legal questions submitted to it by duly authorized international organs, agencies, and the UN General Assembly.
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is an intergovernmental organization, located in The Hague, Netherlands. The organization promotes and verifies the adherence to the Chemical Weapons Convention which prohibits of the use of chemical weapons and requires their destruction. The verification consists both of evaluation of declarations by members states and on-site inspections.
Dutch Republic
The Dutch Republic—officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden), the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Provinciën)—was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic, the United Kingdom of the Netherlands and ultimately the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Scheveningen
Scheveningen is one of the eight districts of The Hague, as well as a subdistrict (wijk) of that city. Scheveningen is a modern seaside resort with a long sandy beach, an esplanade, a pier, and a lighthouse. The beach is popular for water sports such as windsurfing and kiteboarding. A nudist section is 1 km to the north. The harbor is used for both fishing and tourism.
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.
De Blauwe Aanslag
De Blauwe Aanslag was a squat in the Dutch city of The Hague. The property was a former tax office which was squatted in 1980. The name refers the blue papers which a person must fill in every year as a tax return. When the local council took over the ownership of the building, it was agreed to renovate it in three stages, with the squatters living there.
Kijkduin
Kijkduin is a seaside resort on the North Sea coast of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. It is one of the two seaside resorts of the city of The Hague, the other (more famous) one being Scheveningen. Kijkduin was established in 1923 by the developer Joh. D. van der Houwen. Architects Bijvoet and Duiker were the inspiration and architects for this 126 residence village.
Peace Palace
The Peace Palace is a building situated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is often called the seat of international law because it houses the International Court of Justice (which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations), the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the Hague Academy of International Law, and the extensive Peace Palace Library. In addition to hosting these institutions, the Palace is also a regular venue for special events in international policy and law.
Zuiderpark Stadion
Zuiderparkstadion was an 11,000-seat stadium in The Hague, in the Netherlands. It was the home of football club ADO Den Haag. For many years after the club's inauguration in 1905, they played football in many different temporary venues, eventually settling in the 'Zuiderpark' in 1925. The stadium was temporarily abandoned on 21 February 1945, near the end of World War II. The War left the club lacking funds with which to maintain the ground.
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, the Netherlands. Courses are taught in English and French and, except for External Programme Courses, are held in the Peace Palace.
Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
The Municipal Museum (Dutch: Gemeentemuseum Den Haag) is an art museum, located in The Hague, Netherlands. The museum, built 1931–1935, was designed by the Dutch architect H.P. Berlage. It is renowned for its large Mondrian collection, the largest in the world. His last work, Victory Boogie-Woogie, is on display here.
Catshuis
Catshuis has been the official residence of the prime minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands since 1963. It lies in the governmental seat The Hague on the road to Scheveningen, and serves to receive official guests.
Museum Mesdag
The Museum Mesdag is an art museum in The Hague, The Netherlands. This is museum is housed in the former house of the Dutch painter Hendrik Willem Mesdag and shows the art Mesdag and his wife Sina van Houten have collected from 1866 to 1903. It features work of the painters of the Hague School like Willem Roelofs and Anton Mauve and work of the French Barbizon School and paintings of Lawrence Alma-Tadema. There is also a large collection of Japanese art and Japanese craftwork on show.
Gymnasium Haganum
The Gymnasium Haganum is one of the oldest public schools in The Netherlands, located in the city of The Hague. The name gymnasium refers to the type of school, the Dutch gymnasium. This type of secondary school is comparable to English grammar schools and U.S. college prep schools. In The Netherlands the gymnasium consists of six years in which pupils study the usual school subjects, with the addition of compulsory Ancient Greek and Latin, plus extra emphasis on academic and artistic skills.
Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet
Christelijk Gymnasium Sorghvliet, or in short Sorghvliet, is an independent protestant gymnasium in The Hague. Sorghvliet is consistently ranked in the top 10 schools in the Netherlands by the influential magazine Elsevier.
World Forum Convention Center
The World Forum Convention Center, formerly known as the Nederlands Congrescentrum (NCC), is a concert venue and convention centre in The Hague, Netherlands, near the buildings of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons. In 2006 a part of the convention center, including the Statenhal, was demolished to make place for the Europol building.
Apostolic Nuncio to the Netherlands
The Apostolic Nuncio to the Netherlands is the principal representative of the Holy See to the Royal Government of the Netherlands. The nunciature is located at Carnegielaan 5 in The Hague.
NIBC Bank
NIBC Bank N.V. is a merchant bank in the Netherlands. NIBC is owned by a consortium of international financial institutions organised by J.C. Flowers & Co LLC. NIBC has offices in The Hague, Brussels, Frankfurt, London and Singapore.
Artiestenhof
Artiestenhof is a hofje in the Trompstraat in the Dutch city of The Hague. It is a side street by the Piet Hein. Around 1850, the older part of the Trompstraat had five courtyards and many businesses. The street was christened in 1872 by Sophie of the Netherlands, who was the owner of the land. The Trompstraat was extended around 1875 with higher-end properties.
Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit 2010
Meet the Future, Science & Technology Summit 2010 was a one day science and technology convention held at the World Forum Convention Center in The Hague, Netherlands on November 18, 2010, organized by Platform Bèta Techniek (PBT), an organization which has been empowered by the Dutch government to increase the number of beta students in the Netherlands.
Politics and government of the Netherlands (1581–1795)
The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden), the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces (Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Provinciën) — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately the modern Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg
Sportpark Nieuw Hanenburg is a cricket ground in The Hague, the Netherlands. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1966 when the Netherlands played Oxford University, over the next three decades it hosted a number of touring teams, as well as the 1998 European Cricket Championships. The Netherlands Women later played a Women's One Day International there in 2003 against Ireland Women in IWCC Trophy. The ground is used by Quick Haag Cricket Club.
Queens Garden (restaurant)
Oueens Garden is the restaurant of Parkhotel Den Haag located in The Hague in the Netherlands. It is a fine dining restaurant that was awarded one Michelin star in the period 1960-1971. The restaurant lost its star in 1972, after the restaurant changed course. Nowadays restaurant "Garden Room" serves the hotel. In 1964, Henri Frisch, owner of 't Koetshuis in Rhenen, was director of the hotel and restaurant. The building is located beside Noordeinde Palace.
Adrianus Jacobus Zuyderland (Van Gogh series)
Adrianus Jacobus Zuyderland was Vincent van Gogh's favorite model during his Hague period. He appears in dozens of drawings, easily identified by his bald head and prominent white whiskers, and he was the model for van Gogh's iconic painting At Eternity's Gate.
Embassy of Colombia, The Hague
The Embassy of Colombia in The Hague is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Colombia to the Kingdom of the Netherlands; it is headed by the Ambassador of Colombia to the Netherlands. It is located in Duinoord, a neighbourhood of Scheveningen, a district of The Hague, near the Peace Palace, and the Catshuis, precisely at Groot Hertoginnelaan 14 near the intersection of 1e Sweelinckstraat.