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Sneek

Province Fryslân
Area
- Land
- Water 		34.03 km²
30.50 km²
3.53 km²
Population 2003
- Density 		32,846
1077/km²


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

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Population centres

(Population as of January 1, 2002)

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Sneek

Sneek received city rights in 1456.

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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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