Leeuwarden

Summary

Leeuwarden is a city^[1]. Leeuwarden ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).^[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 image is recorded as Waag, Leeuwarden 1614.jpg^[8].
• Leeuwarden's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Leeuwarden's instance of is recorded as place with town rights and privileges^[10].
• Leeuwarden's instance of is recorded as cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[11].
• Leeuwarden's flag image is recorded as Flag of Leeuwarden.svg^[12].
• Leeuwarden's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of arms of Leeuwarden.svg^[13].
• Leeuwarden's twinned administrative body is recorded as Liyang^[14].
• Leeuwarden's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246095857^[15].
• Leeuwarden's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 150079315^[16].
• Leeuwarden's GND ID is recorded as 4074085-7^[17].
• Leeuwarden's locator map image is recorded as Leeuwarden locator map municipality NL 2018.png^[18].
• Leeuwarden's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78095681^[19].
• Leeuwarden's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11954952k^[20].
• Leeuwarden's postal code is recorded as 8900–8939^[21].
• Leeuwarden's postal code is recorded as 8900^[22].
• Leeuwarden's Commons category is recorded as Leeuwarden^[23].
• Leeuwarden's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 162081^[24].
• Leeuwarden's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[25].
• Leeuwarden's local dialing code is recorded as 058^[26].
• +1435-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Leeuwarden^[27].

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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's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+83.95'}^[33]. Leeuwarden's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+92146'}^[35] and {'amount': '+93765'}^[36].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city^[9], place with town rights and privileges^[10], and cadastral populated place in the Netherlands^[11].

History and Context

+1435-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Leeuwarden^[27].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Leeuwarden include Leeuwarderadeel^[37], a municipality of the Netherlands^[38], in Netherlands^[39] and Leeuwarden^[40], a municipality of the Netherlands^[41], in Netherlands^[42].

Why It Matters

Leeuwarden ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (418 views/month).^[2] Leeuwarden has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Leeuwarden is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Leeuwarden include Leeuwarderadeel^[37], a municipality of the Netherlands^[38], in Netherlands^[39] and Leeuwarden^[40], a municipality of the Netherlands^[41], in Netherlands^[42].

FAQs

What awards did Leeuwarden receive?

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