JamesGalt
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| 23 Dec 2013 11:15 PM |
According to the Dutch constitution, the capitol city of the Netherlands, but not the seat of government.
why? |
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Daust10
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JamesGalt
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| 23 Dec 2013 11:39 PM |
My life has an impact on where the government meets in the Netherlands?
Wow, what miracle will I preform next? |
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Midmyst
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| 24 Dec 2013 08:38 AM |
"According to the Dutch constitution Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, although the parliament and the Dutch government have been situated in The Hague since 1588, along with the Supreme Court and the Council of State. Only once during its history was Amsterdam both "capital" and seat of government (1808-1810)
The origins of the split between Amsterdam as capital city and The Hague as seat of government lay in the peculiar Dutch constitutional history. From the middle-ages to the sixteenth century, The Hague had been the seat of government of the County of Holland and residence of the Counts of Holland. Amsterdam in the mean time was growing to be a more important city. After the establishment of the Republic of the United Netherlands in 1572/1581, Dordrecht briefly became the seat of government of the United Provinces, residence of the States General, the Council of State and the Prince of Orange as Prince Stadtholder. In 1588 these central governmental institutions were moved to The Hague, which, from that point onwards, kept the position of seat of government for the whole republic.
Amsterdam remained loyal to the Spanish/Burgundian empire until relatively late in the eighty years war, which allowed the city a lot of trade opportunities, but made it unsuitable for the seat of government of the emerging 'rebel' state."
Hope that helps. |
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