Talk:Capital of the Netherlands

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[edit] Seat of government / capital difference

@Benin: the same goes for South Africa (Pretoria/Johannesburg), Bolivia (Sucre/La Paz), Chile (Santiago/Valparaíso) and Côte d'Ivoire (Yamoussoukro/Abidjan), doesn't it? Sixtus 19:39, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

South Africa has three capitals, and each one is home to a different branch of the government. Cape Town legislature, Bloemfontein judiciary, and Pretoria executive. — User:ACupOfCoffee@ 18:56, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

I created a separate section to deal with the issue. Question is whether it is in the right place in this article. Also, are there more examples of capitals without government than the five now listed. Michel Doortmont (talk) 13:02, 2 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] What does it mean to be a Capital?

So ... I'm left wondering what it means to be a "Capital City" of a country, if the government is located elsewhere. Is there any additional meaning in calling Amsterdam the Capital, or is it just a (practically) meaningless designation? -- 23:06, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

Its the constitutional designation: a symbol. Furthermore coronations and royal marriages are held here. C mon 23:11, 26 January 2007 (UTC)

A symbol for what? 122.105.217.71 (talk) 04:49, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Merge this page?

Why not move "Capital of the Netherlands" to either Amsterdam or the Netherlands? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Magbatz (talk • contribs)

It is too lengthy for the Netherlands article, and in the light of the The Hague, A'dam controversy not well suited for A'dam alone. Arnoutf 14:36, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

I concur with Arnoutf: I don't this article can be merged into something elseC mon 15:17, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

I also agree with Arnoutf. I think that it's quite unusual to have the seat of Government located outside of the capital - so it deserves a separate article, especially bearing in mind the amount of content. DrFrench 15:47, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

I added more content still and some pictures. This is definitely a separate article. Michel Doortmont (talk) 10:35, 2 May 2008 (UTC)