Alve Fryske stêden
The Frisian eleven cities ( Frisian : alve Fryske stêden ) are eleven places in the Dutch province of Fryslân (Friesland) with city rights .
| Frisian place names | Dutch place names | local community | population | Beginning of city rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ljouwert | (Leeuwarden) | Municipality of Ljouwert (Leeuwarden) | 94.414 | 1285 |
| Snits | (Sneek) | Snits (Sneek) municipality | 32,160 | 1456 |
| Drylts | (IJlst) | Wymbritseradiel municipality (Wymbritseradeel) | 3,220 | 1268 |
| Sleat | (Sloten) | Gaasterlân-Sleat municipality ( Gaasterland-Sloten ) | 740 | 1426 |
| Starum | (Stavoren) | Nijefurd municipality | 910 | 1118 |
| Hylpen | (Hindeloopen) | Nijefurd municipality | 870 | 1225 |
| Warkum | (Workum) | Nijefurd municipality | 3.810 | 1399 |
| Boalsert | (Bolsward) | Boalsert (Bolsward) municipality | 9,320 | 1455 |
| Urine | (Harlingen) | Harns community (Harlingen) | 15,000 | 1234 |
| Frjentsjer | (Franeker) | Frjentsjerteradiel Municipality (Franekeradeel) | 12,995 | 1374 |
| Dokkum | Dokkum | Dongeradiel Municipality (Dongeradeel) | 13,160 | 1298 |
The order in the list corresponds to the route of the last Alvestêdetocht .
At the beginning of 2005 it was claimed that Berltsum (Berlikum) had urban registration plates in the 14th century . But it is not counted among the traditional Frisian eleven cities.