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 and 1067, making it the oldest city in Friesland. It is mentioned in early texts as the burial place of the early kings of Friesland, including the first Christian king Adgil II (d. 730), who was a son of Radbod/Redbad, the last pagan king who lived from about 670 to 719 AD.^[1]

Stavoren 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 was submerged in a great flood.

Modern Stavoren is a village with a population of less than 1000 within the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân. It is one of the stops on the Elfstedentocht, (literally, 'eleven cities tour'), 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.

References

↑ Geschiedenis van het oude dorp Rottum, en andere bijzonderheden, Volume 1, p. 87. Fongers, 1857, National Library of the Netherlands (original from the University of Amsterdam). A digital version free e-book is at Google Books, https://books.google.ca/books?id=-rNlAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA87&lpg=PA87&dq=adgil+gondebald&source=bl&ots=i3xxwV4NJC&sig=CQFxFblk088nmyK7e7n5srNaXXg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJrcK34NrNAhVM42MKHZyIAAYQ6AEIKDAC#v=onepage&q=adgil%20gondebald&f=false

External links

Media related to Stavoren at Wikimedia Commons

Places with city rights in Friesland

Bolsward Dokkum Franeker Harlingen Hindeloopen IJlst Leeuwarden Sloten Sneek Stavoren Workum

See also: Elfstedentocht

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 Dearsum 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 Raerd Sandfirden Scharnegoutum Schettens Schraard Smallebrugge Tersoal 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

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 240107946 GND: 4747349-6

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