The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, even though the States-General and the government have been both situated in The Hague since 1588. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of 24 August 1815 and its successors. Only once during its history was Amsterdam both capital and seat of government.

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  • The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, even though the States-General and the government have been both situated in The Hague since 1588. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of 24 August 1815 and its successors. Only once during its history was Amsterdam both capital and seat of government. Between 1808 and 1810, during the Kingdom of Holland, King Louis Napoleon resided in Amsterdam and declared the city capital of his kingdom and seat of government. To accommodate the king, the grand seventeenth-century Town Hall of Amsterdam, prime example of the republican values that were prevalent for so long in the Netherlands, was converted into a Royal Palace. In 1810 the Netherlands were annexed by the French Empire and King Louis Napoleon was replaced by a French governor, who took up residence in the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. From 1810 to 1813 Amsterdam kept its position of capital city somewhat, as Emperor Napoleon declared the city to be the third city of the Empire and an imperial residence. In December 1813, after the fall of Napoleon and the accession of Prince William VI of Orange as Sovereign of the Netherlands, The Hague was restored as the seat of government.
  • De hoofdstad van Nederland is Amsterdam, hoewel het parlement en de regering in Den Haag zetelen, evenals de vorst. De hoofdstad van een land is normaal de stad waar in beginsel de regering en het staatshoofd van een land gevestigd zijn. Nederland vormt hierop een van de weinige uitzonderingen. Den Haag is bijna onafgebroken vanaf 1584 de zetel van de regering geweest, met uitzondering van 1808 tot 1810 (Amsterdam) en van 1940 tot 1945. Ook is Den Haag de woonplaats van stadhouders en vorsten sinds 1584, met uitzondering van de voornoemde periodes en van 1948 tot 1980 waarin koningin Juliana in Baarn woonachtig was. Desondanks wordt Amsterdam beschouwd als de hoofdstad van Nederland. De Nederlandse Grondwet bevat een korte verwijzing daarnaar in artikel 32.
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  • The capital of the Netherlands is Amsterdam, even though the States-General and the government have been both situated in The Hague since 1588. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of 24 August 1815 and its successors. Only once during its history was Amsterdam both capital and seat of government.
  • De hoofdstad van Nederland is Amsterdam, hoewel het parlement en de regering in Den Haag zetelen, evenals de vorst. De hoofdstad van een land is normaal de stad waar in beginsel de regering en het staatshoofd van een land gevestigd zijn. Nederland vormt hierop een van de weinige uitzonderingen. Den Haag is bijna onafgebroken vanaf 1584 de zetel van de regering geweest, met uitzondering van 1808 tot 1810 (Amsterdam) en van 1940 tot 1945.
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