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Leeuwarden (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 53 12 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 53.2000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 005 47 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 5.7833 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally developed as a port on the Middelzee, it is now located at the junction of the Harlinger-Trek & Dokkumer Ee canal. It was the residence of the Frisian stadholders of House of Orange-Nassau from 1582-1747. |
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| Leeuwarden (preferred,C,V,Dutch,U)
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| Ljouwert (C,V)
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| Leewarden (NA,V,Dutch,U)
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| Lieuwarden (NA,V,Dutch,U)
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| Leowardiae (H,V)
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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chartered in 1435 |
| city (C) |
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| provincial capital (C) |
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first made capital of Friesland in 1504 |
| commercial center (C) |
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| transportation center (C) |
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| regional capital (C) |
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