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Bolsward

Western Europe

Bolsward is a city in the Sudwest-Fryslan municipality in the province of Friesland, Netherlands, about 10 kilometers west northwest of Sneek. First mentioned in AD 725, it joined the Hanseatic League in 1422 and was granted city rights by Philip the Good in 1455, functioning historically as a trading center and port. The city hosts the Elfstedentocht, an ice skating marathon connecting eleven Frisian towns, along with an annual cycling version of the event, and it was the birthplace of poet Gysbert Japiks and Carmelite philosopher Titus Brandsma. Its population was just under 10,200, with 10,085 recorded in the 2021 census.

Facts
Population
9160 1
Area (sq km)
9.42 2
Founding Year
725 3
Founding Year
725 3
Latitude
53.061797 degrees north 2
Longitude
5.521403 degrees east 2
Sources
1. GeoNames: Bolsward
GeoNames geonameid 2758682 (Bolsward), cities500/allCountries bulk dump, matched by primary name + country + coordinates within 25km (w-bbfill-geography6-0926)View the Source
2. Bolsward (Wikidata)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 53.061797, longitude 5.521403
  • P2046 (area)
    area 9.42 sq km
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3. Bolsward (Wikipedia)
  • Source text, founding-year-range-start: 725
    The town is first mentioned in AD 725.
  • Source text, founding-year-range-end: 725
    The town is first mentioned in AD 725.
  • Source text, founding-year: 725
    The town is first mentioned in AD 725.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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Wikidata: Bolsward
Wikidata Q3291153, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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