Sloten received city rights

City rights in the Netherlands

City rights are a medieval phenomenon in the history of the Low Countries. A liegelord, usually a count, duke or similar member of high nobility, granted a settlement he owned certain town privileges that settlements without city rights did not have....

 in 1426, and is the smallest of the eleven Frisian cities. It lies within the municipality of Gaasterlân-Sleat

Gaasterlân-Sleat

Gaasterlân-Sleat is a municipality in the northern Netherlands. Its official name is in West Frisian. The name in Dutch is Gaasterland-Sloten .- Population centres :...

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Sloten is one of the smallest cities of the Netherlands and is a popular place for sports such as sailing.
Sloten is near the Slotermeer. It is a historical city with old buildings and a mill in the center of the city.