Sneek

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

Population centres

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

(Population as of January 1, 2002)

Sneek

Waterpoort (front)

Waterpoort (back)

Sneek received city rights in 1456. The city is well known for its Waterpoort (litt. Water gate) and the Sneekweek, a yearly sailing festival. Sneek is one of the eleven cities of the Elfstedentocht.

External links

[Official Website]
[Official Website of the Sneekweek sailing event]

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