Administrative division(s):

• Level 1: Friesland
• Level 2: Sûdwest Fryslân

Current local time in Bolsward:

07:12 PM, Thursday
Difference from your time zone: hours

Bolsward on map:^[1]

Bolsward GPS coordinates^[2]

53° 3' 55.98" North, 5° 31' 54.336" East

Map corner	latitude	longitude
Upper-left	53.48599°,	4.82863°
Center:	53.06555°,	5.53176°
Lower-right:	52.64097°,	6.23488°
Map W x H:	94×94 km	= 58.4×58.4mi

max Lat:	53.48025°   ⇑12.2% North
Bolsward:	53.06555°
min Lat:	⇓87.8% South 50.76917°

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min Long	Bolsward	max Long
3.38611°	5.53176°	7.16528°
W 44.4%⇐		⇒55.6% E

Elevation

Elevation of Bolsward is 2 m = 7 ft, and this is 13 m = 43 ft below average elevation for this country.

Max E:	203 m = 666 ft	74.9%
Avg.	15 m = 49 ft
Bolsward	2 m = 7 ft
Min E:	-6 m = -20 ft	25.1%

See also: Netherlands elevation on elevation.city.

Geographical zone

Bolsward is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1500.8 km =932.6 mi to North.

Distance of	km	miles	from Bolsward
North Pole	4106.7	2551.8	to North
Arctic Circle	1500.8	932.6	to North
Tropic Cancer	3294.4	2047	to South
Equator	5900.3	3666.3	to South

Nearby cities:

15 places around Bolsward: (largest is in red/bold)

• Achlum 9.8 km =6.1 mi, 340°
• Arum 8 km =5 mi, 332°
• Blauwhuis 4.9 km =3 mi, 178°
• De Domp 10.4 km =6.5 mi, 111°
• IJlst 8.7 km =5.4 mi, 135°
• Makkum 8.7 km =5.4 mi, 261°
• Nijland 3.4 km =2.1 mi, 120°
• Oudega 8.3 km =5.2 mi, 171°
• Scharnegoutum 9.8 km =6.1 mi, 93°
• Sneek 9.2 km =5.7 mi, 113°
• Stadsfenne 10.2 km =6.3 mi, 106°
• Tinga 9.1 km =5.7 mi, 123°
• Witmarsum 6 km =3.7 mi, 315°
• Wommels 6.1 km =3.8 mi, 37°
• Ysbrechtum 7.2 km =4.5 mi, 111°

In other languages:

• In German: Boalsert
• In Russian: Болсвард
• In Chinese: 博尔斯瓦德