Leeuwarden

Summary

Leeuwarden is a city^[1]. Leeuwarden has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Leeuwarden received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Leeuwarden was a member of Creative Cities Network^[4].
• Leeuwarden is located in Leeuwarden^[5].
• Leeuwarden is located in Friesland^[6].
• Leeuwarden is in the country of Netherlands^[7].
• Leeuwarden's instance of is recorded as city^[8].
• Leeuwarden's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[9].
• Leeuwarden's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[10].
• Leeuwarden's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liyang^[11].
• Leeuwarden's postal code is recorded as 8900–8939^[12].
• Leeuwarden's postal code is recorded as 8900^[13].
• Leeuwarden's Commons category is recorded as Leeuwarden^[14].
• Leeuwarden's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[15].
• Leeuwarden's local dialing code is recorded as 058^[16].
• 1435 marks the founding of Leeuwarden^[17].
• Leeuwarden's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.2, 'lon': 5.7833333333333}^[18].
• Leeuwarden's official website is recorded as https://www.leeuwarden.nl/^[19].
• Leeuwarden's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leeuwarden^[20].
• Leeuwarden has a population of {'amount': '+92146'}^[21].
• Leeuwarden has a population of {'amount': '+93765'}^[22].
• Leeuwarden's described by source is recorded as Topographia Circuli Burgundici^[23].
• Leeuwarden's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[24].
• Leeuwarden's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[25].
• Leeuwarden's replaces is recorded as Nijehove^[26].
• Leeuwarden's replaces is recorded as Hoek^[27].

Body

Geography

Leeuwarden is in the country of Netherlands^[7]. Located in include Leeuwarden^[5], a municipality of the Netherlands^[28], in Netherlands^[29] and Friesland^[6], a province of the Netherlands^[30], in Netherlands^[31], founded in 1814^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Leeuwarden covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+83.95'}^[33]. Leeuwarden sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+92146'}^[21] and {'amount': '+93765'}^[22].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[8], place with town rights and privileges^[9], and cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[10].

History and Context

1435 marks the founding of Leeuwarden^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Leeuwarden include Leeuwarderadeel^[35], a municipality of the Netherlands^[36], in Netherlands^[37] and Leeuwarden^[38], a municipality of the Netherlands^[39], in Netherlands^[40].

Why It Matters

Leeuwarden has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Leeuwarden is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[41]

Entities named for Leeuwarden include Leeuwarderadeel^[35], a municipality of the Netherlands^[36], in Netherlands^[37] and Leeuwarden^[38], a municipality of the Netherlands^[39], in Netherlands^[40].

FAQs

What awards did Leeuwarden receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].