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Leeuwarden

Ljouwert  (West Frisian)
City and municipality
Former weigh house in Leeuwarden
Former weigh house in Leeuwarden
Flag of Leeuwarden
Flag
 Coat of arms of Leeuwarden
Coat of arms
Highlighted position of Leeuwarden in a municipal map of Friesland
Location of the municipality (green) in the province of Friesland (dark grey) in the Netherlands (light grey)
Country Netherlands
Province Friesland (Fryslân)
Government
 • Body Municipal council
Area
 • Municipality 166.99 km2 (64.48 sq mi)
 • Land 151.70 km2 (58.57 sq mi)
 • Water 15.29 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Elevation
3.2 m (10.5 ft)
Highest elevation
5.2 m (17.1 ft)
Lowest elevation
1.9 m (6.2 ft)
Population
 (Municipality, May 2014; Urban and Metro, May 2014)
 • Municipality 108,249
 • Density 714/km2 (1,850/sq mi)
 • Urban
108,254
 • Metro
174,724
Demonym(s) Leeuwarder
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8900–8941
Area code 058

Leeuwarden is a city in the north of the Netherlands. It has about 110,000 inhabitants. It is the capital of a part of the Netherlands where a lot of people speak Frisian. The name of that province is Friesland. Leeuwarden is called Ljouwert in Frisian.

On 1 January 2014, Boarnsterhim is a part of the municipality of Leeuwarden. On 1 January 2018, it was enlarged by Leeuwarderadeel and parts of the former municipality of Littenseradiel.


Images for kids

  • Beschrijving van Heerlijkheydt van Friesland door Bernardus Schotanus à Sterringa uitgegeven in 1664 leeuwarden

    Historical map of Leeuwarden 1664

  • Crowd welcoming the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Highlanders of Canada to Leeuwarden

    Citizens of Leeuwarden welcoming units of the Canadian Army, 16 April 1945

  • Leeuwarden-plaats-OpenTopo

    Map of the city of Leeuwarden (2014)

  • Gem-Leeuwarden-OpenTopo

    Dutch topographic map of the municipality of Leeuwarden

  • Bevolking gemeente Leeuwarden (1714-2018)

    Historical population municipality (1714-2018).

  • Leeuwarden - Keramiekmuseum Princessehof

    Princessehof Ceramics Museum

  • Love fountain Leeuwarden 11F

    Love Fountain by artist Jaume Plensa

  • Station Leeuwarden, Stationsweg-8250

    Leeuwarden railway station and bus station in 2018

  • Stedelijk Gymnasium Leeuwarden

    Stedelijk Gymnasium in 2007

  • WTC Expo Leeuwarden

    WTC Expo

  • Finish 11-stedentocht 1956

    Finish of the Elfstedentocht in 1956

  • Willem Karel Hendrik Friso van Oranje-Nassau, attributed to Johann Valentin Tischbein

    Willem van Oranje-Nassau, 1751

  • Mata Hari 13

    Mata Hari, 1906

  • Leeuwarden, Netherlands - panoramio (26)

    Oldehove

  • 20120519 Stadhuis Leeuwarden NL

    City hall

  • Leeuwarden Blokhuispoort 40 Voormalige Gevangenis Blokhuispoort

    Blokhuispoort

  • Leeuwarden, Netherlands - panoramio (23)

    Leeuwarden canal Kelders

  • Leeuwarden 1558

    Centraal Apotheek

  • Achmeatoren (rechts) vanuit de lucht

    Aerial view of the Achmea tower

See also

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