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Bolsward
City and former municipality in Friesland, Netherlands

Bolsward

Bolsward is a city in Súdwest-Fryslân in the province of Friesland, the Netherlands.

Plan a trip to Bolsward→From Groningen

Bolsward has a population of just under 10,200. It is located 10 km W.N.W. of Sneek.

Get in

Getting to Bolsward

Bolsward has no rail connections but is easily reached by road. Bolsward is right next to the A7 motorway which goes from Amsterdam to Groningen, just take the exit Bolsward and follow the Centrum signs and you'll be in the old town centre in no time. There's plenty of free parking space at Plein 1455, at the edge of the town centre, just follow the signs 'P - Gratis'.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Bierbrouwerij Us Heit

    A beer brewery and whiskey distillery with a shop, tours and tasting sessions.

  2. 02
    Broerekerk

    An 13th-century church that regularly has (modern) art exhibitions.

How locals move

Getting around Bolsward the local way

  • Go nextThe old harbour town of Harlingen is 30 minutes away, and is also the ferry terminal for services to the Wadden islands of Vlieland and Terschelling.

From Wikivoyage: Bolsward, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Agnes Monkelbaan (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.