Kingdom Day

Also known as Koninkrijksdag

Koninkrijksdag (, ) is the commemoration of the signing of the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 15 December 1954 in Aruba, Curaçao, the Netherlands, and Sint Maarten. When 15 December falls on a Sunday, the commemoration takes place on Monday 16 December. Kingdom Day is, unlike Koningsdag (), not an official national holiday, but government buildings are instructed to fly the flag of the Netherlands.

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Within Vinony's link graph, Kingdom Day is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to Juliana of the Netherlands, Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands and Netherlands.

Vinony files it under December observances, Infobox holiday (other) and Monarchy of the Netherlands.

Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: public holiday
Country: Netherlands
Image: Ondertekening van het Statuut van het Koninkrijk door koningin Juliana in de Rid, Bestanddeelnr 015-0005.jpg

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day in year for periodic occurrence: December 15

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The charter was signed by Queen Juliana on 15 December 1954. The charter deals with the relation between the Netherlands and the overseas territories, the Netherlands Antilles, Dutch New Guinea and Suriname. As of 2010, the charter governs the relationships between the Netherlands, Aruba (since 1986), Curaçao and Sint Maarten (since 2010).

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