Bolsward

Bolsward is a city in in the province of , the . Bolsward has a population of just under 10,200. It is located 10 km W.N.W. of .
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  • Type: Town with 10,200 residents
  • Description: town in Súdwest-Fryslân, Netherlands
  • Also known as: Boalsert
  • Postal codes: 8701 and 8702

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broerekerk and De Klaver.

Church
is a church.

Windmill
or De Greate Klaver is a hollow post mill in Bolsward, , which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 9860.

Windmill
or Tadema's Molen is a smock mill in Bolsward, , which has been restored to working order. The mill is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 9861.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hichtum and Tjerkwerd.

Village
is a small village in municipality in the province of , the . It had a population of around 80 in January 2017.

Village
is a village in municipality in the province of the . It had a population of 455 in January 2017. There is a in the village, De Babuurstermolen.

Village
is a small village, near Bolsward, in the municipality of in the Province of in the . It had around 125 residents in January 2017.

Bolsward

Latitude
53.062° or 53° 3′ 43″ north
Longitude
5.5229° or 5° 31′ 22″ east
Population
10,200
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NL BOL
Open location code
9F573G6F+R5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 235883025
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2758682
Wiki­data ID
Q3291153
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Zeeuws—“Bolsward” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: Boalsert
  • Asturian: Bolsward
  • Catalan: Bolsward
  • Cebuano: Bolsward
  • Chinese: Bolsward
  • Chinese: 博尔斯瓦德
  • Danish: Bolsward
  • Dutch: Boalsert
  • Dutch: Bolsward
  • Egyptian Arabic: بولسوارد
  • Esperanto: Bolsward
  • French: Boalsert
  • French: Bolsward
  • Galician: Boalsert
  • Galician: Bolsward
  • German: Boalsert
  • German: Bolsward
  • Indonesian: Bolsward
  • Irish: Boalsert
  • Italian: Bolsward
  • Japanese: ボルスヴァルト
  • Javanese: Bolsward
  • Korean: 볼스바르트
  • Kurdish: Bolsward
  • Limburgan: Bolsward
  • Low German: Gemeen Bolsward
  • Luxembourgish: Bolsward
  • Macedonian: Болсвард
  • Manx: Boalsert
  • Min Nan Chinese: Bolsward
  • Persian: بولسوارد
  • Persian: بولس‌وارد
  • Polish: Bolsward
  • Romanian: Bolsward
  • Russian: Болсвард
  • Saterfriesisch: Boalsert
  • Spanish: Bolsward
  • Swedish: Bolsward
  • Ukrainian: Болсвард
  • Volapük: Bolsward
  • Waray (Philippines): Bolsward
  • Western Frisian: Boalsert
  • Zeeuws: Bolsward

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