Sneek

Sneek

Location municipality Sneek

Province Fryslân
Area
- Land
- Water 		34.03 km˛
30.50 km˛
3.53 km˛
Population 2003
- Density 		32,846
1077/km˛


Sneek (Frisian Snits) is a municipality and a city in Fryslân in the northern Netherlands.

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Population centres

  • Loënga (59)
  • Offingawier (173)
  • Sneek (31,614)
  • Ysbrechtum (665)

(Population as of January 1, 2002)

Sneek

Sneek received city rights in 1456.

Ysbrechtum

Ysbrechtum (IJsbrechtum) is a small town (circa 700 inhabitants) three kilometres from the city of Sneek.

In Ysbrechtum you find Epema State, a beautiful old estate. The mayors of Wymbritseradiel, named "Grietmannen", lived there from 1651 until 1850. Every year in Summer and December there is a market of antiques and garden equipment.

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Province Friesland
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Achtkarspelen | Ameland | Boarnsterhim | Bolsward | Dantumadeel | Dongeradeel | Ferwerderadiel | Franekeradeel | Gaasterlân-Sleat | Harlingen | Heerenveen | Het Bildt | Kollumerland en Nieuwkruisland | Leeuwarden | Leeuwarderadeel | Lemsterland | Littenseradiel | Menaldumadeel | Nijefurd | Ooststellingwerf | Opsterland | Schiermonnikoog | Skarsterlân | Smallingerland | Sneek | Terschelling | Tytsjerksteradiel | Vlieland | Weststellingwerf | Wűnseradiel | Wymbritseradiel



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