Lauswolt is an estate

Estate (house)

An estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property, such as a country house or mansion. It is the modern term for a manor, but lacks the latter's now abolished jurisdictional authority...

 in Beetsterzwaag

Beetsterzwaag

Beetsterzwaag is a village consisting of about 3650 inhabitants in the municipality of Opsterland in the east of Friesland in the Netherlands....

, Friesland

Friesland

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, the Netherlands

Netherlands

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, dating back to the 17th century. The estate is currently being used as a hotel. The restaurant, called De Heeren van Harinxma, had a Michelin star

Michelin Guide

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 between 2001 and 2006.

Lauswolt was the location of talks between CDA

Christian Democratic Appeal

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, Labour Party

Labour Party (Netherlands)

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 and ChristianUnion

ChristianUnion

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 for the formation of a new government. The negotiations were intended to be secret, but De Telegraaf

De Telegraaf

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newspaper revealed Lauswolt as the location on the very first day of the talks.