| − | '''Leeuwarden''' ([[Frisian language|Frisian]]: '''Ljouwert''') is the capital and biggest city of the province of Friesland located at the junction of the Harlinger-Trek Canal and the Dokkumer Ee Canal, in the north of the [[Netherlands]]; it is also the birthplace of the female spy [[Mata Hari]] and the artist [[M.C. Escher]]. The city has a population of 96,000 (2016).<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Leeuwarden</ref> | + | '''Leeuwarden''' ([[Frisian language|Frisian]]: '''Ljouwert''') is the capital and biggest city of the province of [[Friesland]] located at the junction of the Harlinger-Trek Canal and the Dokkumer Ee Canal, in the north of the [[Netherlands]]; it is also the birthplace of the female spy [[Mata Hari]] and the artist [[M.C. Escher]]. The city has a population of 96,000 (2016).<ref>https://www.britannica.com/place/Leeuwarden</ref> |