Leeuwarden
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Summary
Leeuwarden is a city[1]. Leeuwarden ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,458 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: European Capital of Culture[3]
- Member of: Creative Cities Network[4]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Leeuwarden[5], Friesland[6]
- Country: Netherlands[7]
- Instance of: place with town rights and privileges[8], cadastral populated place in the Netherlands[9]
- Twinned administrative body: Liyang[10]
- Postal code: 8900–8939[11], 8900[12]
- Commons category: Leeuwarden[13]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[14]
- Local dialing code: 058[15]
- Inception: 1435[16]
- Official website: https://www.leeuwarden.nl/[17]
- Topic's main category: Category:Leeuwarden[18]
- Population: 92,146[19], 93,765[20]
- Described by source: Topographia Circuli Burgundici[21], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23]
- Replaces: Nijehove[24], Hoek[25], Oldehove[26]
- Capital of: Friesland[27], Frise (department)[28], Leeuwarden[29]
- Official name: Leeuwarden[30], Ljouwert[31]
- List of monuments: Rijksmonumenten in Leeuwarden[32], Lijst van gemeentelijke monumenten in Leeuwarden (stad)[33]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Leeuwarden[34]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Leeuwarden[35]
- Demonym: Leeuwarder[36]
- Native label: Ljouwert[37], Leeuwarden[38]
- Category for people buried here: Q29018806[39]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Leeuwarden[40]
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Physical Characteristics
Leeuwarden covers an area of 83.95 km²[41]. Leeuwarden sits at an elevation of 8 m[42].
Cultural Significance
Things named for Leeuwarden include Leeuwarden[43], a municipality of the Netherlands[44], in Netherlands[45] and Leeuwarderadeel[46], a municipality of the Netherlands[47], in Netherlands[48].
Why It Matters
Leeuwarden has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Leeuwarden is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Leeuwarden include Leeuwarden[43], a municipality of the Netherlands[44], in Netherlands[45] and Leeuwarderadeel[46], a municipality of the Netherlands[47], in Netherlands[48].
FAQs
What awards did Leeuwarden receive?
Honors received include European Capital of Culture[3].