a town of Holland, in the province of Friesland, on a lake of the same name, 13 miles S.S.W. of Leuwarden. It lies low, and is enclosed and traversed by several canals or ditches, crossed by wooden bridges. Here are a neat small town-hall, court-house, prison, several churches, schools, and hospitals. The town has boat-building yards, rope-walks, potteries, tanneries, foundries, soap-works, and a considerable trade in butter and cheese. Pop. 7500.