The city of Leeuwarden with its approximately 94,000 inhabitants, is located in the Dutch province of Friesland, in the north of the country. Its strategic position on the Middle Sea, a Wadden Sea bay, turned the city into a flourishing trade center. But even after the desertification of its waterway in the 15th century, Leeuwaden did not lose its importance. Today stull the town is the economic center of the province.
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On a walk through the beautiful old town, you will encounter a variety of typical houses from the 17th and 18th centuries. By no means should you miss the old commercial center "Waag" and the St. Bonifazius Church. In addition, in Leeuwarden awaits you a wide range of very interesting museums. A ceramics museum of national importance is now in the mansion Princessehof built in 1693. Your knowledge of the history of Friesland you can deepen in the so-called Fries Museum. Particularly well-known is the museum for its large collection of silversmith objects for which the region was known beyond its borders from the 17 to the 19th century. Worth a visit are also the Literature Museum (1864 - 1919) the museum dedicated to sculptor Pier Pander Museum and the Verzetsmuseum, which documents the resistance against the German Nazism in World War II.
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