Haag Explained

Haag is a common Germanic place-name and personal name, which originally meant "hedge" or "fence", hence "enclosed area", such as a fenced hamlet, park or wood. Also Hagen, Hägen.

Haag may refer to:

Places

• The Hague, in the Netherlands (Dutch; Flemish: Den Haag|link=no)
• Several places in Germany:
  • Haag, Upper Franconia in the district of Bayreuth, Bavaria (Postcode 95473)
  • Haag an der Amper in the district of Freising, Bavaria (Postcode 85410)
  • Haag in Oberbayern in the district of Mühldorf, Bavaria (Postcode 83527)
  • Haag (Oberpfalz), near Hemau, Bavaria (Postcode 93155)
  • Haag (Hunsrück), part of the community of Morbach, Rhineland-Palatinate (Postcode 54497)
  • Haag (Dachau), a village belonging to Altomünster in the district of Dachau, Bavaria (Postcode 85250)
  • Schloss Haag, a castle near Geldern, NRW (Postcode 47608)
  • Haag (Sinntal), a hill in Hesse
• Several places in Austria:
  • Haag am Hausruck, a market town in the district of Grieskirchen, Upper Austria (Postcode 4680)
  • Haag, Austria, a municipality in the Amstetten District, Lower Austria (Postcode 3350)
• Haag (Rheintal), Switzerland, part of Sennwald in the Canton of St. Gallen (Postcode 9469)
• Haag Township, Logan County, North Dakota, in the United States

People

• Alfred Haag (1904–1982), German Communist and member of the resistance
• Anna Haag (born 1986), Swedish cross country skier
• Carl Haag (1820–1915), German-British painter
• Emile Haag (born 1942) Luxembourgish historian, trade unionist
• Ernest van den Haag (1914–2002), Dutch-American sociologist best known for his contributions to the National Review
• Ernest Haag (1866-1935), American entrepreneur who started the Mighty Haag Circus
• Ervin Haág (1933–2018), Hungarian chess master
• Jules Haag (1882–1953), French mathematician
• Lina Haag (1907-2012) German anti-Fascist activist
• Marty Haag (1934–2004), the news director at the ABC station, WFAA-TV, in Dallas, Texas
• Rudolf Haag (1922-2016), German physicist, known for his contributions to the axiomatic formulation of quantum field theory
• Matthew Haag, (born 1992) American professional Call of Duty player and internet personality

Other uses

• Haag%27s theorem a theorem in quantum field theory (physics)