Residential and living environment

Information about informal care and ancillary dwellings for people providing or requiring informal care.

New policy is being drafted together with residents and interested parties regarding caravans.

There is a need for more and cheaper housing. For that reason, the housing policy for the city of Leeuwarden has been amended, outlining how this will be done.

Rules on whether or not an owner-occupied property can be used as a second home.

Learn more about renting out your owner-occupied property and buy-up protection.

The City of Leeuwarden has drawn up a policy framework for housing with care. This sets out how we can best help residents who live independently and need care in the coming years.

With a home equity loan, you can adapt your home to live safely and comfortably to your own taste.

The city executive names new streets. The Naming Committee advises the executive on this.

We can provide you with more information about buying a property.

As a home owner, you are responsible for placing a clearly visible house number.

As a leaseholder, you can take possession of your leasehold land through a redemption procedure.

What can you do in the event of a disaster or crisis?

The local authority can conduct a Bibob investigation on various subjects to prevent crime.

Collecting Christmas trees on 7 January 2026. A campaign for schools and associations.

Apply for a memorial tree to honour a special person, event or memory.

Possible Leeuwarden candidacy for the title of European Youth Capital.

Information about PFAS and how the municipality deals with this.

City Poet of Leeuwarden.

What will Leeuwarden, its villages and landscape look like in 2050? Where do we want to go? What do we need to do now to get out where we want to be later? The City Architect Studio (Atelier Stadsbouwmeester) will be working on this.

Residents' initiatives are initiatives organised, funded and implemented for and by residents.

The City of Leeuwarden is making it possible to arrange more matters digitally. This makes things easier for its residents.

The European Commission has made plans to actively improve gender equality.

Leeuwarden has been what is known as a Global Goals Gemeente since 25 September 2019.

WhatsApp groups are a way of contributing to a liveable and safe neighbourhood.

Security in the City of Leeuwarden

Discuss and share your thoughts on various subjects in the City of Leeuwarden via the Digital Citizens’ Panel.

An overview of how safe it is in the City of Leeuwarden.

Surveys, Facts and figures, Open Data, Citizen panel.

Information on neighbourhood panels, village associations, community centres and village halls.

Neighbourhood watch is a form of civic participation.

Grants under the Mienskipsfonds are for initiatives that improve the liveability and vibrancy of our area.

The City of Leeuwarden, too, is also hosting refugees from Ukraine.

Emergency reception site for asylum seekers at Hotel Campanile in Goutum.

The City of Leeuwarden is cooperating with the construction of a Regional Reception Site (ROL).

The City of Leeuwarden receives refugees from various countries. You can read how this reception is arranged on this page.

Register in the database for local entrepreneurs.

The City of Leeuwarden has policies on procurement and tendering.

Keeping records if you regularly sell second-hand items.

A European project to make homes more sustainable and set up heating systems in districts.

Circular City Centre is helping to build a sustainable Spoordok through financial advice from experts.

Com’ON supports young people in carrying out their ideas about the future of the city.

Information about the Soft City project. How can we make our city healthier and more enjoyable?

Be.SHARE is a European project that uses heat from waste water to sustainably heat and cool buildings.

WATSUPS is a European project that makes cities healthier and more beautiful by improving access to water.

Greening the Hemrik business park to reduce flooding and heat stress.

Installing aquathermal systems at five houses and a primary school in Baard.

Tackling energy poverty by leveraging existing solutions and continuing to develop them.

Cities' plans and the energy system.

A project to bring together cities and residents, policymakers, arts and academics.

A European project to provide more cycling and walking facilities in 8 European cities.

Improving the water supply and quality of life for all in Europe and beyond.

Leeuwarden and the European Union share many of the same ambitions.

Leeuwarden is taking part in various European projects.

We are a member of a number of international networks.

Leeuwarden-Friesland has joined the 28 cities that make up the Cities of Literature network.

Leeuwarden has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact since 2010.