The Hague (/ðə ˈheɪɡ/; Dutch: Den Haag, pronounced [dɛnˈɦaːx]) is the seat of government in the Netherlands, and the capital city of the province of South Holland. With a population just over 500,000 inhabitants (as of 1 November 2012) and more than one million inhabitants including the suburbs, it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
The Hague is the seat of the Dutch government and parliament, the Supreme Court, and the Council of State, but the city is not the capital of the Netherlands which constitutionally is Amsterdam.
The Hague in 1632[]
Coat of arms of The Hague.
At the request of the queen of the Spanish Netherlands, Trent Haywood sent up an auto track and began training assistants in auto repair in The Hague.