Haagse Hout
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Haagse Hout is one of the seven stadsdelen
Districts of The Hague
The Dutch city of The Hague consists of eight districts . Each district is divided into subdistricts . Each of these stadsdelen has its own office , where most of the local government activity is organized. These stadsdeelkantoren make many aspects of local government more accessible to residents...

 of The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...

. The old name for this area was Die Haghe Houte, which later became the current Haagse Hout. The district has about 42,000 residents. Haagse Hout has four smaller divisions (wijken):
  • Benoordenhout
    Benoordenhout
    Benoordenhout is a neighbourhood in the Haagse Hout district of The Hague. In addition to Benoordenhout, Haagse Hout consists of the Bezuidenhout, Mariahoeve en Marlot, and Haagse Bos neighbourhoods....

  • Bezuidenhout
    Bezuidenhout
    Bezuidenhout is the neighborhood southeast of the Haagse Bos neighborhood. Bezuidenhout includes the Beatrixkwartier financial area near the Central Station and streets such as Bezuidenhoutseweg, Juliana van Stolberglaan, Laan van Nieuw Oost-Indië, Prins Clauslaan, and Theresiastraat.Part of...

  • Mariahoeve en Marlot
  • Haagse Bos
    Haagse Bos
    Haagse Bos is an area and a forest in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands. It reaches from the Center of The Hague near Malieveld to the city of Wassenaar...



In common usage Bezuidenhout is frequently divided further into Bezuidenhout East and Bezuidenhout West. Mariahoeve and Marlot are also sometimes separately named.

Villapark Marlot has the highest income of The Hague, and is one of the greener areas. The Haagse Bos is the largest green area, almost completely covered by parks and fields. This city park divides Haagse Hout into two: Benoordenhout and Bezuidenhout (Dutch for North Woods and South Woods).
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