Sneek

Sneek
Snits
City and former municipality
Waterpoort
Waterpoort
Flag of Sneek
Flag
Coat of arms of Sneek
Coat of arms
Sneek is located in Friesland
Sneek
Sneek
Location in the Netherlands
Sneek is located in Netherlands
Sneek
Sneek
Sneek (Netherlands)
Coordinates: 53°01′57″N 05°39′36″E / 53.03250°N 5.66000°E / 53.03250; 5.66000
CountryNetherlands Netherlands
ProvinceFriesland Friesland
MunicipalitySúdwest-Fryslân Súdwest-Fryslân
Area
[1]
 • Total34.04 km2 (13.14 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
0.8 m (2.6 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total34,485
 • Density1,000/km2 (2,600/sq mi)
Postal code
8600-08[1]
Dialing code0515
Topographic map of Sneek, as of June 2014
Sneek from the air (2022)
Sneek from the air (2022)
Sneek on a map by Willem and Joan Blaeu in 1652
Waterpoort (2017)
Kleinzand Canal in Sneek (2006)
Tonnemafabriek (confectionery factory) (2008)
Sneek railway station (2007)
Houkesloot Aqueduct (2007)

Sneek (Dutch pronunciation: [sneːk] ⓘ; West Frisian: Snits [snɪts]) is a city southwest of Leeuwarden and the seat of the former municipality of Sneek in the province of Friesland, Netherlands. As of 2011 it is the seat of the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân (Southwest Friesland). The city had approximately 33,855 inhabitants in January 2017.[3]

Sneek is situated in Southwest Friesland, close to the Sneekermeer, and is well known for its canals, the Waterpoort (Watergate, the symbol of the city), and watersports (hosting the annual Sneekweek, the largest sailing event on inland European waterways). Sneek is one of the Friese elf steden ("Eleven cities of Friesland"). The city is very important in the southwestern part of Friesland (called the Zuidwesthoek, or Southwest Corner).

  1. ^ a b c "Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2021". Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Postcodetool for 8601AA". Actueel Hoogtebestand Nederland (in Dutch). Het Waterschapshuis. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  3. ^ Kerncijfers wijken en buurten 2017 - CBS Statline