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]
  February 14, 1814[1][2]
• Residence of Grietje Jacobs Visser
  from around 1836 until around May 25, 1881[3][4][5][6]
• Announcement of marriage of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord, Grietje Jacobs Visser
  February 14, 1836[7]
• Announcement of marriage of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord, Grietje Jacobs Visser
  February 21, 1836[7]
• Marriage of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord, Grietje Jacobs Visser
  March 6, 1836[7]
• Residence of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord
  around March 6, 1836[4][7]
• Residence of Trijntje Annes Zijlstra[8]
  around March 6, 1836[7]
• Birth of Ruurd Van der Noord
  November 23, 1837[9][10]
• Announcement of marriage of Durkje Alles Boonstra, Pieter Elfring
  June 9, 1839[11]
• Announcement of marriage of Durkje Alles Boonstra, Pieter Elfring
  June 16, 1839[11]
• Marriage of Durkje Alles Boonstra, Pieter Elfring
  June 23, 1839[11]
• Residence of Pieter Elfring
  around June 23, 1839[11]
• Residence of Durkje Alles Boonstra
  around June 23, 1839[11]
• Residence of Alle Sakes Boonstra
  around June 23, 1839[11]
• Residence of Antje Martens Hoekstra
  around June 23, 1839[11]
• Birth of Jacob Van der Noord
  October 5, 1839[9][10]
• Birth of Trijntje Van der Noord
  January 9, 1842[9][10][12][13][14]
• Birth of Anne Van der Noord
  October 19, 1845[9][10]
• Birth of Gerarda Molenaar
  February 4, 1847[15][16]
• Birth of Jan Van der Noord
  May 22, 1855[9][10]
• Birth of Douwe Van der Noord
  November 2, 1858[4][9][10][15]
• Marriage of Harm Elfring, Trijntje Van der Noord
  November 22, 1862[3]
• Residence of Sijke Jakobs Damsma
  around November 22, 1862[3]
• Residence of Albert Harms Elfring
  around November 22, 1862[3]
• Residence of Anne Ruurds Van der Noord
  from around November 22, 1862 until around May 25, 1881[3][5][6]
• Residence of Harm Elfring
  from around November 22, 1862 until around March 2, 1898[3][17][18]
• Residence of Trijntje Van der Noord
  from around November 22, 1862 until around March 2, 1898[3][17][18]
• Birth of Sijke Elfring
  December 14, 1863[14]
• Birth of Sijke Elfring
  October 15, 1869[14][15][19]
• Marriage of Jan Feenstra, Grietje Mud
  April 23, 1870[20]
• Residence of Jan Feenstra
  around April 23, 1870[20]
• Residence of Grietje Folkerts Los
  from April 23, 1870 until June 5, 1881[20][21]
• Residence of Jan Pieters Feenstra
  from April 23, 1870 until November 21, 1887[20][22]
• Residence of Janke Feenstra
  around July 22, 1873[23]
• Announcement of marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Eltje Feijes Venema
  March 26, 1876[5]
• Announcement of marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Eltje Feijes Venema
  April 2, 1876[5]
• Marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Eltje Feijes Venema
  April 8, 1876[5]
• Residence of Jan Van der Noord
  from around April 8, 1876 until around December 29, 1897[5][6][16]
• Announcement of marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Jetske Zwaluw
  May 15, 1881[6]
• Marriage of Jan Van der Noord, Jetske Zwaluw
  May 25, 1881[6]
• Death of Grietje Folkerts Los
  June 5, 1881[21]
• Death of Jan Pieters Feenstra
  November 21, 1887[22]
• Residence of Albert Elfring
  sometime before April 30, 1892[14]
• Residence of Anne Elfring
  sometime before September 1, 1896[14]
• Announcement of marriage of Gerarda Molenaar, Jan Van der Noord
  December 19, 1897[16]
• Announcement of marriage of Gerarda Molenaar, Jan Van der Noord
  December 26, 1897[16]
• Marriage of Gerarda Molenaar, Jan Van der Noord
  December 29, 1897[16]
• Residence of Gerarda Molenaar
  around December 29, 1897[16]
• Announcement of marriage of Renske Elfring, Jan Feenstra
  February 20, 1898[17]
• Residence of Renske Elfring
  sometime before March 9, 1898[14][17]
• Residence of Jan Feenstra
  from around May 16, 1898 until around January 31, 1914[24][25][26][27][28]
• Residence of Jakob Elfring
  from around March 30, 1899 until around January 3, 1907[29][30][31]
• Residence of Grietje Elfring
  sometime before August 5, 1901[14]
• Residence of Pieter Elfring
  sometime before June 25, 1904[14]
• Residence of Grietje Mud
  from June 15, 1906 until January 31, 1914[24][26][27][28]
• Residence of Folkert Feenstra
  sometime before June 19, 1906[25][28]
• Residence of Ruurd Elfring
  around January 3, 1907[30]
• Marriage of Fedde Feenstra, Pietertje Veen
  January 31, 1914[27]
• Death of Jan Feenstra
  March 29, 1919[25][32]
• Residence of Jan Feenstra
  from May 22, 1920 until November 27, 1923[19]
• Residence of Jan Feenstra
  from April 29, 1931 until September 8, 1938[19]
• Residence of Petronella Van Niekerk
  from April 29, 1931 until September 8, 1938[19]
• Residence of Jan Feenstra
  from April 29, 1931 until September 8, 1938[19]
• Birth of Petronella Feenstra
  July 1, 1932[19][33]
• Residence of Petronella Feenstra
  from July 1, 1932 until September 8, 1938[19]
• Residence of Fedde Feenstra
  sometime before October 14, 1942[34]

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1. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenCivil registry, Leeuwarden, 1876-1904, sheet 719
2. Grietenij Franekeradeel Burgerlijke Stand FranekeradeelFranekeradeelMarriage record for Aan Jans Mud & Sara Baukes Hoekstra, civil registry of marriages, Franekeradeel, 1838-12-15, record 47
3. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Harm Elfring & Trijntje van der Noord, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1862-11-22, record 195
4. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1859-1876, sheet 816
5. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Jan van der Noord & Eltje Feijes Venema, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1876-04-08, record 30
6. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Jan van der Noord & Jetske Zwaluw, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1881-05-25, record 84
7. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Anne Ruurds van der Noord & Grietje Jacobs Visser, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1836-03-06, record 27
8. Gemeente Veenwouden Burgerlijke Stand VeenwoudenVeenwoudenMarriage record for Ruurd Pieters van der Noord & Trijntje Annes Zijlstra, civil registry of marriages, Veenwouden, 1814-04-09, record 2
9. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1848-1859, sheet 199
10. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1859-1876, sheet 166
11. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Pieter Harms Elfring & Durkje Alles Boonstra, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1839-06-23, record 103
12. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenBirth record for Trijntje van der Noord, civil registry of births, Leeuwarden, 1842-01-10, record 22
13. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenCivil registry, Leeuwarden, 1859-1876, sheet 61
14. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenCivil registry, Leeuwarden, 1876-1904, sheet 180
15. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenPopulation registry, Leeuwarden, 1876-1904, sheet 173
16. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Jan van der Noord & Gerarda Molenaar, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1897-12-29, record 245
17. Gemeente Amsterdam Burgerlijke Stand AmsterdamAmsterdamMarriage record for Jan Feenstra & Renske Elfring, civil registry of marriages, Amsterdam, 1898-03-02, record 590
18. Gemeente Hoogezand Burgerlijke Stand HoogezandBirth record for Renske Elfring, civil registry of births, Hoogezand, 1875, record 95
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20. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Jan Feenstra & Grietje Mud, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1870-04-23, record 35
21. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenDeath record for Grietje Folkerts Los, civil registry of deaths, Leeuwarden, 1881-06-06, record 341
22. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenDeath record for Jan Pieters Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Leeuwarden, 1887-11-21, record 590
23. Gemeente Smallingerland Burgerlijke Stand SmallingerlandBirth record for Wieger Feenstra, civil registry of births, Smallingerland, 1873-07-22, records 167-170
24. Gemeente Zierikzee Burgerlijke Stand ZierikzeeZierikzeeDeath record for Folkert Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Zierikzee, 1908, record 110
25. Gemeente Leeuwarden Bevolkingsregister LeeuwardenCivil registry, Leeuwarden, 1904-1922, sheet 120
26. Gemeente Ferwerderadeel Burgerlijke Stand FerwerderadeelFerwerderadeelDeath record for Sara Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Ferwerderadeel, 1907-04-19, record 41
27. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Fedde Feenstra & Pietertje Veen, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1914-01-31, record 16
28. Gemeente Oosterhesselen Burgerlijke Stand OosterhesselenOosterhesselenMarriage record for Folkert Feenstra & Pietertje Veen, civil registry of marriages, Oosterhesselen, 1906-06-15, record 12
29. Gemeente Delfzijl Burgerlijke Stand DelfzijlBirth record for Jan Feenstra, civil registry of births, Delfzijl, 1899-03-30, records 59
30. Rechtbank Rotterdam Civil registry Rechtbank RotterdamRotterdamBirth record for Grietje Feenstra, civil registry of births, Rechtbank Rotterdam, 1907-01-03, record 102
31. Rechtbank Rotterdam Civil registry Rechtbank RotterdamRotterdamBirth record for Trijntje Feenstra, civil registry of births, Rechtbank Rotterdam, 1903, record 4632
32. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenDeath record for Jan Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Leeuwarden, 1919-03-31, record 229
33. De Twentsche Courant Tubantia Obituary for Nell FeenstraAlmeloObituary for Nell FeenstraAccessed June 12, 2019
34. Gemeente Groningen Burgerlijke Stand GroningenGroningenDeath record for Fedde Feenstra, civil registry of deaths, Groningen, 1942-10-15, record 1526