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Leeuwarden (lā`vär'dən), Frisian Ljouwert, city (1994 est. pop. 87,500), capital of Friesland prov., N Netherlands. It is the center of an agricultural and dairying region and has a noted cattle market. Manufactures include food products, clothing, artificial silk, and tin. Chartered in 1435, Leeuwarden was (16th–18th cent.) the center of a goldworking and silverworking industry. Many structures date from the 16th and 17th cent., notably the huge brick Oldehove Tower. The large Frisian Museum is there. Leeuwarden a city in the N Netherlands, capital of Friesland province. Pop.: 91 000 (2003 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Henricus de Veno (who also wrote his name as de Veen and Van der Veen) was born in the Frisian capital Leeuwarden around 1574. Born on June 17, 1898, in Leeuwarden in the Netherlands, Maurits Comelis Escher struggled with his school studies, especially math. A judge in the northern city of Leeuwarden ordered the felon diner to serve a three-month jail term Monday after he confessed to ordering meals and wine at restaurants around the Netherlands, only to plead poverty when the bill came. |
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