53°12N 5°48E, pop (2000e) 90 000. Capital city of Friesland province, N Netherlands, on the R Ee; railway; canal junction; economic and cultural capital of Friesland; major cattle market; dairy products, flour milling, glass, tourism; former centre for gold and silverware; Grote Kerk (13th16th-c), Frisian museum.
Coordinates: 53.20° N 5.79° E
| Leeuwarden | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Friesland |
| Coordinates | 53.20° N 5.79° E |
| Area | 84.10 km² |
| - Land | 79.74 km² |
| - Water | 4.36 km² |
| Population (2006) | 91,700 |
| - Density | 1,150/km² |
Leeuwarden (pronunciation (help·info), Frisian: Ljouwert) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Friesland.
The city of Leeuwarden
History
The area has been occupied since the 10th century (although recently, remains of houses dating back to the 2nd century AD were discovered during an dig near the Oldehove), and was granted a town chart in 1435.
Government
Leeuwarden, as capital of the province of Friesland, is seat of the provincial authorities.
Education
Leeuwarden has a number of reputed technical schools (HBO in Dutch), such as the Van Hall Instituut (agricultural and life sciences), the Christelijke Hogeschool Nederland (economical and educational studies) and the Noordelijke Hogeschool Leeuwarden (any mainstream study). Slauerhoff Johannes Henricus Gerardus Jansen Maurits Cornelis Escher Mata Hari Piet Paaltjens Pieter Jelles Troelstra Willem van Haren Cornelis Adriaan Lobry van Troostenburg de Bruyn
Transport
Train routes with starting number of the train number series:
500 IC Den Haag Centraal / Rotterdam Centraal - Groningen / Leeuwarden 700 IC Schiphol / Amsterdam Centraal - Groningen / Leeuwarden 30000 R Leeuwarden - Stavoren 30100 R Leeuwarden - Harlingen Haven 30200 R/D Groningen - Leeuwarden
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