Bolsward

Also known as Boalsert

Bolsward (, West Frisian: Boalsert) is a city in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Bolsward has a population of just under 10,200. It is located 10 km W.N.W. of Sneek.

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Settlement.official_name: Bolsward
Settlement.native_name: Boalsert
Settlement.settlement_type: City and former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: Stadhuis_Bolsward_01.JPG
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_alt: City Hall
Settlement.image_caption: City Hall
Settlement.image_flag: Bolsward flag.svg
Settlement.flag_size: 120x100px
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag of Bolsward
Settlement.image_shield: Bolsward wapen.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 120x100px
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms of Bolsward <!--
Settlement.image_map: Map - NL - Municipality code 0064 (2009).svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px -->
Settlement.pushpin_map: Netherlands Friesland#Netherlands
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250

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Area: 9.42
Image: Stadhuis Bolsward 01.JPG

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postal code: 8700–8702
Commons category: Bolsward
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Bolsward (, West Frisian: Boalsert) is a city in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands. Bolsward has a population of just under 10,200. It is located 10 km W.N.W. of Sneek.

== History == The town is founded on three artificial dwelling mounds, the first of which was built some time before Christ. During the Middle Ages, Bolsward was a trade center and port city connected to the North Sea 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.