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Sneek is located in the province of Friesland and has about 33200 inhabitants.. The city today lives mainly from water tourism <9> <9> It was built in the Middle Ages on a mound and received in the 13th c.. city ​​rights <9> Several big fires hit the town hard.. <9> In 1492 the construction of a large city wall began.. Sneek was the only Frisian city that was completely walled;. Today, the city´s landmark, the Water Gate, still stands out 1613 <9> <9> <121> Attractions <122> <9> <9> * the two-towered water gate, Lemmerweg 4 <9> * some smaller museums such as the Maritime Museum , Kleinzand 16 or the Model Railway Museum in the station <9> * Martinikirche, Grote Kerkstraat 9, built in 1100 and completely renovated after collapse in 1681.. In the church is an organ built in 1710 by Arp Schnitger.. <9> * Town Hall, Marktstraat 11, in the 15th century. built in the 18th century. renovated in Rokkoko style.. <9> <9> The ´Sneeker Woche´ is a great sailing regatta and always takes place at the beginning of August.. <9> <9> Famous People: <9> <9> * Georges Simenon lived in Sneek in the 1930s.. Sneek inspired him to write the novel ´The Murderer´ in which he paints a literary image of the bourgeois upper class of Dutch provincial towns.. <9> * Clemens and August Brenninkmeyer founded the company C & A Brenninkmeyer in 1841.. <9> * Anni Friesinger (3 times Olympic speed skating champion) lives here with her husband Ids Postma, who runs a farm there.. <9> <9> <9> The city offers very good shopping and also has a pedestrian area.. <9> <9> <994/1625042> <994/1332422> <994/1625041> <9>