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The Hofvijver (; ) is a small lake in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands. its water volume approximately is 32000 m³ ( 26 ac ft ) It is adjoined in the east by the Korte Vijverberg road, in the south by the Binnenhof and the Mauritshuis, in the west by the Buitenhof and in the north by the Lange Vijverberg road. In the middle there is an islet with plants and trees which has no name; it is usually referred to as "the island in the Vijverberg".

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The Hofvijver (; ) is a small lake in the centre of The Hague, Netherlands. its water volume approximately is 32000 m³ ( 26 ac ft ) It is adjoined in the east by the Korte Vijverberg road, in the south by the Binnenhof and the Mauritshuis, in the west by the Buitenhof and in the north by the Lange Vijverberg road. In the middle there is an islet with plants and trees which has no name; it is usually referred to as "the island in the Vijverberg".

== History == thumb|View of the Binnenhof across the hofvijver from the Lange Vijverberg in 1900 thumb|View from the Korte Vijverberg of the west side of the Mauritshuis museum, the little tower or [[Torentje, and the north part of the Binnenhof along the east side of the Hofvijver]] thumb|Similar view from the Korte Vijverberg by night

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