Leeuwarden
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Leeuwarden (US: , Dutch: [ˈleːʋɑrdə(n)] (listen); West Frisian: Ljouwert [ˈljɔːʋ(ə)t]/[ˈʎɔːw(ə)t] (listen); Town Frisian: Liwwadden; Leeuwarder dialect: Leewarden) is a city and municipality in Friesland in the Netherlands. It is the provincial capital and seat of the Provincial Council of Friesland. The municipality has a population of 122,293.
The region has been continuously inhabited since the 10th century. It came to be known as Leeuwarden in the early 9th century AD and was granted city privileges in 1435. It is the main economic hub of Friesland, situated in a green and water-rich environment. Leeuwarden is a former royal residence and has a historic city centre, many historically relevant buildings, and a large shopping centre with squares and restaurants. Leeuwarden was awarded the title European Capital of Culture for 2018.
The Elfstedentocht (Eleven Cities Tour), an ice skating tour passing the eleven cities of Friesland, started and finished in Leeuwarden.
The following towns and villages within the municipality have populations in excess of 1,000 people: Leeuwarden, Stiens, Grou, Goutum, Wergea, Jirnsum, Reduzum, and Wirdum. The municipality is governed by the mayor Sybrand van Haersma Buma and a coalition of the Labour Party, Christian Democratic Appeal, and GreenLeft.
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- Birth of Ane Jans Mud[1]
- Residence of Grietje Jacobs Visser
- Announcement of marriage of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord, Grietje Jacobs Visser
- Announcement of marriage of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord, Grietje Jacobs Visser
- Marriage of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord, Grietje Jacobs Visser
- Residence of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord
- Residence of Trijntje Annes Zijlstra[8]
- Birth of Ruurd Van der Noord
- Announcement of marriage of Durkje Alles Boonstra, Pieter Elfring
- Announcement of marriage of Durkje Alles Boonstra, Pieter Elfring
- Marriage of Durkje Alles Boonstra, Pieter Elfring
- Residence of Pieter Elfring
- Residence of Durkje Alles Boonstra
- Residence of Alle Sakes Boonstra
- Residence of Antje Martens Hoekstra
- Birth of Jacob Van der Noord
- Birth of Trijntje Van der Noord
- Birth of Anne Van der Noord
- Birth of Gerarda Molenaar
- Birth of Jan Van der Noord
- Birth of Douwe Van der Noord
- Marriage of Harm Elfring, Trijntje Van der Noord
- Residence of Sijke Jakobs Damsma
- Residence of Albert Harms Elfring
- Residence of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord
- Residence of Harm Elfring
- Residence of Trijntje Van der Noord
- Birth of Sijke Elfring
- Birth of Sijke Elfring
- Marriage of Jan Feenstra, Grietje Mud
- Residence of Jan Feenstra
- Residence of Grietje Folkerts Los
- Residence of Jan Pieters Feenstra
- Residence of Janke Feenstra
- Announcement of marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Eltje Feijes Venema
- Announcement of marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Eltje Feijes Venema
- Marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Eltje Feijes Venema
- Residence of Jan Van der Noord
- Announcement of marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Jetske Zwaluw
- Marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Jetske Zwaluw
- Death of Grietje Folkerts Los
- Death of Jan Pieters Feenstra
- Residence of Albert Elfring
- Residence of Anne Elfring
- Announcement of marriage of Gerarda Molenaar, Jan Van der Noord
- Announcement of marriage of Gerarda Molenaar, Jan Van der Noord
- Marriage of Gerarda Molenaar, Jan Van der Noord
- Residence of Gerarda Molenaar
- Announcement of marriage of Renske Elfring, Jan Feenstra
- Residence of Renske Elfring
- Residence of Jan Feenstra
- Residence of Jakob Elfring
- Residence of Grietje Elfring
- Residence of Pieter Elfring
- Residence of Grietje Mud
- Residence of Folkert Feenstra
- Residence of Ruurd Elfring
- Marriage of Fedde Feenstra, Pietertje Veen
- Death of Jan Feenstra
- Residence of Jan Feenstra
- Residence of Jan Feenstra
- Residence of Petronella Van Niekerk
- Residence of Jan Feenstra
- Birth of Petronella Feenstra
- Residence of Petronella Feenstra
- Residence of Fedde Feenstra
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- Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenCivil registry, Leeuwarden, 1876-1904, sheet 719
- Burgerlijke Stand FranekeradeelFranekeradeelMarriage record for Aan Jans Mud & Sara Baukes Hoekstra, civil registry of marriages, Franekeradeel, 1838-12-15, record 47
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Harm Elfring & Trijntje van der Noord, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1862-11-22, record 195
- Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1859-1876, sheet 816
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Jan van der Noord & Eltje Feijes Venema, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1876-04-08, record 30
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Jan van der Noord & Jetske Zwaluw, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1881-05-25, record 84
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Anne Ruurds van der Noord & Grietje Jacobs Visser, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1836-03-06, record 27
- Burgerlijke Stand VeenwoudenVeenwoudenMarriage record for Ruurd Pieters van der Noord & Trijntje Annes Zijlstra, civil registry of marriages, Veenwouden, 1814-04-09, record 2
- Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1848-1859, sheet 199
- Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1859-1876, sheet 166
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Pieter Harms Elfring & Durkje Alles Boonstra, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1839-06-23, record 103
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenBirth record for Trijntje van der Noord, civil registry of births, Leeuwarden, 1842-01-10, record 22
- Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenCivil registry, Leeuwarden, 1859-1876, sheet 61
- Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenCivil registry, Leeuwarden, 1876-1904, sheet 180
- Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1876-1904, sheet 173
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Jan van der Noord & Gerarda Molenaar, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1897-12-29, record 245
- Burgerlijke Stand AmsterdamAmsterdamMarriage record for Jan Feenstra & Renske Elfring, civil registry of marriages, Amsterdam, 1898-03-02, record 590
- Burgerlijke Stand HoogezandBirth record for Renske Elfring, civil registry of births, Hoogezand, 1875, record 95
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- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Jan Feenstra & Grietje Mud, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1870-04-23, record 35
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenDeath record for Grietje Folkerts Los, civil registry of deaths, Leeuwarden, 1881-06-06, record 341
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenDeath record for Jan Pieters Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Leeuwarden, 1887-11-21, record 590
- Burgerlijke Stand SmallingerlandBirth record for Wieger Feenstra, civil registry of births, Smallingerland, 1873-07-22, records 167-170
- Burgerlijke Stand ZierikzeeZierikzeeDeath record for Folkert Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Zierikzee, 1908, record 110
- Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenCivil registry, Leeuwarden, 1904-1922, sheet 120
- Burgerlijke Stand FerwerderadeelFerwerderadeelDeath record for Sara Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Ferwerderadeel, 1907-04-19, record 41
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Fedde Feenstra & Pietertje Veen, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1914-01-31, record 16
- Burgerlijke Stand OosterhesselenOosterhesselenMarriage record for Folkert Feenstra & Pietertje Veen, civil registry of marriages, Oosterhesselen, 1906-06-15, record 12
- Burgerlijke Stand DelfzijlBirth record for Jan Feenstra, civil registry of births, Delfzijl, 1899-03-30, records 59
- Civil registry Rechtbank RotterdamRotterdamBirth record for Grietje Feenstra, civil registry of births, Rechtbank Rotterdam, 1907-01-03, record 102
- Civil registry Rechtbank RotterdamRotterdamBirth record for Trijntje Feenstra, civil registry of births, Rechtbank Rotterdam, 1903, record 4632
- Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenDeath record for Jan Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Leeuwarden, 1919-03-31, record 229
- Obituary for Nell FeenstraAlmeloObituary for Nell FeenstraAccessed June 12, 2019
- Burgerlijke Stand GroningenGroningenDeath record for Fedde Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Groningen, 1942-10-15, record 1526