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| Palace of Justice, Leeuwarden |
Leeuwarden dates as far back as the Middle Ages.
In the first half of the 9th century first the settlement "Villa Lantarde" was mentioned, this was the first note about the village later known as Leeuwarden.
Leeuwarden means as much as "mounted lee grounds", the spelling of Leeuwarden knows more than 200 different ways of writing.
The city has moats, old houses along them and some new buildings outside the city center. |
| Stadhouder court with "Us Heit" (our father) |
This is the old city hall. In front of it Willem Lodewijk, duke of Nassau, who has played a signifcant role in the history of Leeuwarden.
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Leeuwarden is known for its statue of a cow, called Us Mem, (our mum), therefor a pic of some cows. |
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VeronicaG Mon Jan 23, 2006 18:17 UTC
I would have liked to read more on the sites here at Leeuwarden--looks like a pretty place....love the moo-cow!! | Waalewiener Sun Mar 28, 2004 03:58 UTC
It was a surprise to see a Leeuwarden page ,but here it is and it is good one with great pictures so Roelien it is very nice to see this page . | gosiaPL Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:53 UTC
Been to Leeuwarden on my way to visit a friend in a nearby town. Seen the cow statue and got a kick out of! :-) That's a lovely region, thanks for showing it on VT. | yen_2 Fri Apr 19, 2002 16:05 UTC
Nice pictures...well done! |
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