Stavoren

Stavoren
Town
Former city hall of Stavoren
Country	Netherlands
Province	Friesland
Population
• Total	c. 1,000

Stavoren, ['staːvərə(n)] previously Staveren (West Frisian: Starum) is a small town on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 5 km south of Hindeloopen.

Overview

The Lady of Stavoren, 1969 statue.

The historical Stavoren was granted city rights between 1060-1067, making it the oldest city in Friesland. It began to decline in the late Middle Ages after a sandbank formed outside the harbour, blocking ships from entering and exiting. The appearance of the sandbank is the topic of the Dutch Renaissance folk-tale of the Lady of Stavoren. In 1657, the entire town disappeared in the waves of a great flood.

Modern Stavoren is a tiny village with a population less than one thousand within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân. It is one of the stops on the Elfstedentocht, (literally, 'eleven city ride'), an ice skating contest/event which occurs when the winter temperatures provide safe conditions.

A ferry for pedestrians and cyclists operates between Stavoren and Enkhuizen, with increased trips during summer months.

External links

Media related to Stavoren at Wikimedia Commons

v t e Places with city rights in Friesland Bolsward Dokkum Franeker Harlingen Hindeloopen IJlst Leeuwarden Sloten Sneek Stavoren Workum See also: Elfstedentocht

v t e Populated places in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân Cities/towns Bolsward Hindeloopen IJlst Sneek Stavoren Workum Former municipalities: Bolsward Nijefurd Sneek Wûnseradiel Wymbritseradiel Villages Abbegea Allingawier Arum Blauwhuis Breezanddijk Burgwerd Cornwerd Dedgum Exmorra Ferwoude Folsgare Gaast Gaastmeer Gauw Goënga Greonterp Hartwerd Heeg Hemelum Hichtum Hieslum Hommerts Idsegahuizum Idzega Indijk It Heidenskip Jutrijp Kimswerd Kornwerderzand Koudum Koufurderrige Loënga Lollum Longerhouw Makkum Molkwerum Nijhuizum Nijland Offingawier Oosthem Oppenhuizen Oudega Parrega Piaam Pingjum Sandfirden Scharnegoutum Schettens Schraard Smallebrugge Tirns Tjalhuizum Tjerkwerd Uitwellingerga Warns Westhem Witmarsum Wolsum Wons Woudsend Ypecolsga Ysbrechtum Zurich Hamlets Aaksens Abbegaasterketting Anneburen Arkum Atzeburen Baarderburen Baburen Bovenburen De Hel Dijksterburen Doniaburen Draaisterhuizen Eemswoude Exmorrazijl Feytebuorren Galamadammen Grauwe Kat Grote Wiske Idserdaburen Jonkershuizen Jousterp Jouswerd Kampen Kleine Gaastmeer Kleine Wiske Kooihuizen Laaxum Lippenwoude Lytshuzen Nijbuorren Nijeklooster Piekezijl Remswerd Rijtseterp Scharneburen Strand Vierhuizen Vijfhuis Vissersburen Wonneburen Wolsumerketting List of cities, towns and villages in Friesland

Coordinates: 52°53′N 5°22′E / 52.883°N 5.367°E / 52.883; 5.367