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* State (national and provincial) archives.
* State (national and provincial) archives.
* Regional and municipal archives.
* Regional and municipal archives.
* Royal and Nobility archives
* Church archives.
* Church archives.
* Church parish offices.
* Church parish offices.
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Regional archives consist of the records from two or more municipalities. Municipal archives exist for most large towns. They contain the same type of genealogical records found in the state archives. The Family History Library has microfilmed many records from these archives.
Regional archives consist of the records from two or more municipalities. Municipal archives exist for most large towns. They contain the same type of genealogical records found in the state archives. The Family History Library has microfilmed many records from these archives.
=== Royal and Nobility Archives === 
'''Koninklijk Huisarchief'''
Address: Paleis Noordeinde, Den Haag (Via Paleistuin, Prinsessewal)
Postal address: Postbus 30412, 2500 GK Den Haag
tel.:  (070)362-47-01  (070)362-47-01
fax.: (070)365-93-48
e-mail: koninklijk.huisarchief@dkh.nl
Opening hours: Monday - Friday by telephone appointment
Closed regular holidays as well as 31 January
How to get there:
From train station HS: tram 8 or bus 5, train station CS: tram 7 or bus 4 (stop Mauritskade)
Services provided:
In the Royal House Archive are the personal records found of the members of the House of Nassau and Orange Nassau from the 13th century till the present.
'''Hoge Raad van Adel'''
Address: Nassaulaan 2-B, 2514 JS Den Haag
Postal address: Postbus 16325, 2500 BH Den Haag
tel.:  (070)361-42-81  (070)361-42-81 
fax.: (070)363-17-12
e-mail: info@hogeraadvanadel.nl
Opening hours: Monday - Friday 9.30 - 16.30 uur
Services provided:
Advising of the Crown concerning nobility issues, gevornment heraldry, some name changes and military emblems; advising of lower public judicial bodies concerning flags; advising of corporations and privat persons concerning genealogy and heraldry.


=== Church Archives ===
=== Church Archives ===
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