News - Koninklijke Vereniging De Friesche Elf Steden

Kick-off of the winterseason at the annual rayonmanagers meeting

Datum: 06-10-2025

On October 6, the rayonmanagers and boardmembers gathered once again for the annual rayonmanagers meeting — the traditional kick-off to the winterseason. Weatherman Jan Jonkman attended as a guest this year, and chairman Wiebe Wieling, who will step down in december, looked back on the past 20 years. He once again emphasized how important the […]

Belgian Idris researches the Elfstedentocht

Datum: 02-10-2025

He has never experienced the Elfstedentocht himself and first learned about it through a comic book. But Belgian master’s student Idris David became intrigued by the phenomenon of the “Tour of all Tours.” He is now conducting research on it as part of his Master’s in Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Leuven. […]

Grut Frysk Diktee 8 april 2025

Datum: 10-04-2025

Our chairman, Wiebe Wieling, wrote this year’s Grut Frysk Diktee. On April 8, twenty individual participants who had qualified on their own merits got to work on the dictation. In addition, five teams competed against each other. This year’s teams consisted of Well-Known Frisians, final-year Frisian exam students from CSG Bogerman in Sneek, nature enthusiasts […]

Article Groot Bolsward - IJsselmeerkust: Jan Bakker will be the new chairman.

Datum: 11-03-2025

Gurbe van der Woude wrote the following article for Groot Bolsward - IJsselmeerkust: Jan Bakker from Wijnjewoude will be the new chairman of the Koninklijke Vereniging De Friesche Elf Steden. The 62-year-old Frisian will succeed Wiebe Wieling at the end of this year. Bakker is proud and honored to take over the chairman’s gavel from […]

Article Vera Mulder of De Correspondent: De Elfstedentocht gaat door!

Datum: 04-03-2025

Vera Mulder wrote in article for "De Correspondent" As of now, the article is available only in Dutch on De Correspondent's website. The article explores the enduring significance of the Elfstedentocht—a legendary 200-kilometer ice-skating event in Friesland, Netherlands—that has not occurred since 1997 due to warmer winters. Despite its absence, the event continues to […]

Wiebe Wieling is writing the text for the Grut Frysk Diktee.

Datum: 25-02-2025

Our chairman, Wiebe Wieling, is writing the text for this year’s Grut Frysk Diktee. On Tuesday, April 8, the Statenzaal of the Provincial House in Leeuwarden will once again be the arena for the Grut Frysk Diktee. Our chairman considers it an honor to have been asked to write the Grut Frysk Diktee. Choosing a […]

Kijk hier 'live' mee naar de Elfstedentocht van 1985

Datum: 21-02-2025

Het is vandaag precies 40 jaar geleden dat de Elfstedentocht van 1985 werd verreden. Om die reden zendt NOS de hele tocht integraal uit. In 1985 was er tussen 05.45 uur en 07.15 uur geen registratie van de Elfstedentocht. De beelden van de start zijn daarom anderhalf uur 'opgeschoven'. Vanaf 07.15 uur loopt alles volledig […]

Every child has the right to learn how to skate

Datum: 23-01-2025

Due to the absence of good, harsh winters with natural ice, fewer and fewer children are coming into contact with ice. As a result, they miss out on the unique winter experience of moving freely on the ice. And, as with many other things, it turns out that what is learned young is done old. […]

Chairman Wiebe Wieling guest on Bar Laat - Missed it? Check it here.

Datum: 15-01-2025

Bar Laat is the late-night talk show of BNNVARA. Here, the conversation of the day is held in a cheerful mood every day. At the table, Sophie Hilbrand, Jeroen Pauw, or substitute presenter Tim de Wit welcome the key figures of today and tomorrow from politics, current affairs, art, culture, music, and sports. On Tuesday, […]

Wiebe Wieling Named Sports Administrator of 2024

Datum: 22-12-2024

This year, the Sports Administrator of the Year was announced in NRC. "It allows us to present a jury report with more depth—and this winner fully deserves it," said Marijn de Vries in NRC.

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