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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.
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.
Leeuwarden is known for its statue of a cow, called Us Mem, (our mum), therefor a pic of some cows.
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This tower is part of the newly built towers, which are almost all in hands of insurance companies. It is close to the... more travel advice
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This old tower actually does lean over some, but if it was as bad as on this photograph? More information will follow... more travel advice
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All throughout the city center are houses like this, with old façades and many a time a stone bricked in. More... more travel advice
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In the city center are some nice little streets and if you look carefully you can see some nice stones in the walls of... more travel advice
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I would have liked to read more on the sites here at Leeuwarden--looks like a pretty place....love the moo-cow!!
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 .
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.
Nice pictures...well done!
i am doing well Roelien, just a little bit busy, on study, on
I worked at the place u ment in Sexbierum
Hope another `Elfstedentocht in feb! that will be fun :o)
Wonderfull page
beautiful picture!
Such wonderful detail in the buildings