Laakkwartier West is a neighborhood located in The Hague (Netherlands) between Den Haag HS Station and Rijswijk. The name of the neighborhood comes from the old peat-river Laak that runs through the center of the neighborhood, empties into Haagvliet, and is part of Laak district. Laakkwartier-West is bordered by the neighborhoods of Binckhorst and Moerwijk. It also borders Groente- en Fruitmarkt. Schilderswijk.
Six neighborhoods make up the neighborhood: Laakhaven West and -Oost; Laakkwartier West and –Oost; Spoorwijk and Noordpolderbuurt including Molenwijk. Lorentzplein is the heart of this neighborhood. It is a major traffic hub connecting Goeverneurlaan to Oudemansstraat and Van Musschenbroekstraat. Tram rails connect Lorentzplein with Goeverneurlaan and Oudemansstraat. Laakkwartier-West is bordered by Rijswijkseweg, Laakkade, Van Zeggelenlaan, Sinjeur Semeijnsweg, Jan van Beersstraat, and Paets van Troostwijkstraat. Porticos are common on the main streets. The southern part has a greener character, with views to green areas in the municipality of Rijswijk.
On 7 December 1843 the area was voluntarily reclaimed by the municipality Rijswijk, as they refused to supervise the new station with police. Rijswijk had only two agents at the time. Hoefkade was included in the area. Rijswijk demanded an annual fee, for ever. The 400 guilders was equivalent to 181,50 EUR. The municipality of The Hague still pays this amount.
Laakkwartier, built in 1930, was designed according to the Nieuwe Haagse School's architectural principles. This is evident from the design of the apartment blocks on De Genestetlaan en Goeverneurlaan. The houses in the southern part Genestetlaan, and on adjacent streets like Janssoniusstraat, are of exceptional quality and date from before World War II. The raised towers in the two squares that separate the one-kilometer Goeverneurlaan street into three sections are characteristic of the neighborhood.
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