Sneek

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Sneek (Dutch: [sneːk] (listen); West Frisian: Snits) is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland (Netherlands). As for 2011 it is part of the municipality Súdwest-Fryslân. The city had approximately 33,855 inhabitants in January 2017.

Sneek is situated in Southwest-Friesland, close to the Sneekermeer and is well known for its canals, the Waterpoort (Watergate, the symbol of the city), and watersport (Sneekweek). Sneek is one of the Friese elf steden (Eleven cities). The city is very important for the southwest area of Friesland (the "Zuidwesthoek").

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• Birth of Jetske Zwaluw
  sometime between May 26, 1848 and May 25, 1849[1]

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1. Gemeente Leeuwarden Burgerlijke Stand LeeuwardenLeeuwardenMarriage record for Jan van der Noord & Jetske Zwaluw, civil registry of marriages, Leeuwarden, 1881-05-25, record 84