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Heamiel. A local festival of four days in June. This is an old traditional festival to celebrate that the farmers finished getting the hay from the fields. The name of the festival, Heamiel, is Frisian for 'Hay meal', and is derived from the traditional banquet.
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via the Middle Sea. This connection was lost when the Middle Sea was reclaimed to form arable land. After this, a canal was dug to the Zuiderzee. The town is first mentioned in AD 725.
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Bolletongersdei. Bolletongersdei is Frisian for 'bulls Thursday'. Bolletongersdei includes a street market. Bolletongersdei is held on the first Thursday of October.
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in 1422. Before being merged into the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân, the town of Bolsward was an independent municipality.
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The Broerekerk in 2018 with bat fountain in front from Leeuwarden-Friesland European Capital of Culture 2018.
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Simmerwike. A festival of four evenings with musical performances, held in August.
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Bolsward is one of the eleven Frisian cities in which the
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Municipalities of the Netherlands disestablished in 2011
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or Jonghema (14th century), 11th potestate of Friesland
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City and former municipality in Friesland, Netherlands
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Bolsward is located in Friesland
Bolsward is located in Netherlands
53°04′N 5°32′E / 53.067°N 5.533°E / 53.067; 5.533
Netherlands
Province
Friesland
Municipality
Súdwest-Fryslân
Postal code
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[ˈbɔlsʋɑrt]

West Frisian
city
Súdwest-Fryslân
province
Friesland
Netherlands
Sneek
artificial dwelling mounds
Middle Ages
North Sea

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