| Provincie Fryslân (nl) Provinsje Fryslân (fy) Province of Friesland |
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| Capital | Leeuwarden | ||||
| Queen's Commissioner | drs. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname West Frisian ( Frysk) is a Language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland ( Fryslân) in the north of the Netherlands. The Frisian flag (Friese vlag or vlag van Friesland is the official flag of the Dutch province of Friesland. A Dutch province represents the administrative layer in between the national government and the local municipalities having the responsibility for matters of subnational or regional Leeuwarden ( Stadsfries: Liwwadden, West Frisian: Ljouwert) is the Capital city of the Dutch province of Friesland The King's Commissioner (Commissaris van de Koning is the head of a Province in the Netherlands, who is chairman of both the Provinciale Staten (PS the E. H. T. M. (Ed) Nijpels | ||||
| Religion (1999) | Protestant 39% Roman Catholic 8% |
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| Area • Land • Water |
3,349 km² (3rd) 2,392 km² |
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| Population (2006) • Total • Density |
642,230 (8th) 192/km² (11th) |
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| Anthem | De âlde Friezen | ||||
| ISO | NL-FY | ||||
| Official website | www.fryslan.nl | ||||
Friesland (pronunciation , West Frisian: Fryslân) is a province in the north of the Netherlands and part of the bigger region known as Frisia. A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates See also Provinces of the Netherlands Population figures are 2004 estimates The term anthem means either a specific form of Anglican church music (in Music theory and religious contexts or more generally a song (or composition of De âlde Friezen ( West Frisian for "The Old Frisians" is the anthem of the Friesland province of the Netherlands. ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO West Frisian ( Frysk) is a Language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland ( Fryslân) in the north of the Netherlands. The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands Frisia ( West Frisian: Fryslân; North Frisian: Fraschlönj, Freesklöön, Freeskluin, Fresklun, and Its name in the West Frisian language is Fryslân, which has also been its official name since 1997, and is therefore also used in official Dutch language publications. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname Friesland has 643,000 inhabitants (2005) and its capital is Leeuwarden (Ljouwert), with 91,817 inhabitants, in the center of the province. Leeuwarden ( Stadsfries: Liwwadden, West Frisian: Ljouwert) is the Capital city of the Dutch province of Friesland
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Distinguishing features
Friesland distinguishes itself from the other eleven provinces through having its own language, West Frisian, which is also spoken in a minor part of the province of Groningen, to the east. West Frisian ( Frysk) is a Language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland ( Fryslân) in the north of the Netherlands. Groningen is the northeasternmost province of the Netherlands. Closely related languages, East Frisian ("Seeltersk", which is different from "East Frisian (Ostfriesisch)", a collection of Low German dialects of East Frisia) and North Frisian, are spoken in the Saterland and in North Friesland areas in Germany, respectively. Saterland Frisian, also known as Sater Frisian or Saterlandic ( Seeltersk) is the last living dialect of the East Frisian language East Frisian Low Saxon is a West Low German Dialect spoken in the East Frisian peninsula of northwestern Lower Saxony. Low German or Low Saxon (in Germany: Plattdüütsch or Nedderdüütsch; in Netherlands: Nedersaksisch or Nederduuts East Frisia or Eastern Friesland ( Low Saxon: Oostfreesland, German Ostfriesland) is a coastal region in the northwest of the Saterland ( Saterland Frisian: Seelterlound) is a Municipality in the district of Cloppenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany Nordfriesland, English " Northern Friesland " or " North Frisia " is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Friesland was a part of the German empire until 1680 when it separated and joined the Netherlands. Part of Friesland is still considered part of Germany (Ostfriesland)
The English language is also closely related to West Frisian. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States There is a saying about it: "As milk is to cheese, are English and Fries. " Another version of this saying reads (in West Frisian): "Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis; wa't dat net sizze kin, is gjin oprjochte Fries", which in English reads: "Butter, bread, and green cheese, whoever can't say that is no upright Fries" (According to legend, the 16th century Frisian freedom fighter Pier Gerlofs Donia forced his captives to repeat this shibboleth to distinguish Frisians from Dutch and Low Germans). Pier Gerlofs Donia of Kimswerd (c1480 &ndash 1520 was a Frisian Warrior, Pirate, Freedom fighter, Folk hero, Knight Shibboleth (ˈʃɪbəlɛθ or ˈʃɪbələθ is any practice which is indicative of one's social or regional origin The saying plays on the sound differences between the Dutch and Frisian words for "butter, bread, and green cheese", which in Frisian are pronounced almost identically to their English counterparts (showing the original closeness between the two languages), while in Dutch ("Boter, brood, en groene kaas"), these words sound quite different. Dutch ( is a West Germanic language spoken by around 24 million people 22 million of which are from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname
Friesland is mainly an agricultural province. The famous black and white Friesian cattle and the well known black Friesian horse originated here. The Holstein or Friesian is a Breed of Dairy cow known today as the world's highest production dairy animal Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Tourism, mainly on the lakes in the south west of the province, and on the islands in the Wadden Sea in the north, is an important source of income, too. Tourism is Travel for Recreational or Leisure purposes The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people who "travel A lake (from Latin lacus) is a Terrain feature (or Physical feature) a body of Liquid on the surface of a world that is localized to the An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant The Wadden Sea ( Vadehavet, Waddenzee, Wattenmeer, Low German: Wattensee, West Frisian: Waadsee Technology companies such as Asset Control have also set up base in Friesland.
The province is famous for its speed skaters, with mass participation in cross-country skating when weather conditions permit. Speed skating or speedskating is a competitive form of Skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance In winters that are cold enough to allow the freshwater canals to freeze hard, the province is the focus of the Elfstedentocht (Eleven cities tour), a 200 kilometers ice skating tour. The Elfstedentocht ( English translation "Eleven-cities Tour" is a Speed skating competition and leisure skating tour held irregularly in the Ice skating is Traveling on Ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special Boots A study In the warmer months, many Frisians practice wadlopen, the traditional art of wading across designated sections of the Wadden Sea at low tide. Wadlopen is a recreation enjoyed by Frisians, Dutch, Germans, Danes, and others in the Netherlands northwest Germany and in Denmark Another Frisian practice is fierljeppen, a sport with some similarities to pole vaulting. Fierljeppen (lit far-leaping) is a traditional Sport of the Frisians and of the Dutch, and one of the more complex athletic sports A jump consists of an intense sprint to the pole (polsstok), jumping and grabbing it, then climbing to the top while trying to control the pole's forward and lateral movements over a body of water and finishing with a graceful landing on a sand bed opposite to the starting point. Because of all the diverse skills required in fierljeppen, fierljeppers are considered to be very complete athletes with superbly developed strength and coordination. Another interesting feature are the many windmills. A windmill is a machine that is powered by the energy of the wind There are 195 windmills in the province of Friesland, from a total of about 1200 in the entire country.
Cities
- Leeuwarden (West Frisian: Ljouwert)
- Sneek (Snits)
- IJlst (Drylts)
- Sloten (Sleat)
- Stavoren (Starum)
- Hindeloopen (Hylpen)
- Workum (Warkum)
- Bolsward (Boalsert)
- Harlingen (Harns)
- Franeker (Frjentsjer)
- Dokkum (Dokkum)
Major towns
- Drachten (mun. The Elfstedentocht ( English translation "Eleven-cities Tour" is a Speed skating competition and leisure skating tour held irregularly in the Leeuwarden ( Stadsfries: Liwwadden, West Frisian: Ljouwert) is the Capital city of the Dutch province of Friesland West Frisian ( Frysk) is a Language spoken mostly in the province of Friesland ( Fryslân) in the north of the Netherlands. Sneek ( Snits is a Municipality and a City in the province of Friesland (Fryslân in the northern Netherlands. IJlst (Drylts is located about 3 km southwest of Sneek. It lies within the municipality of Wymbritseradiel. Sloten (Sleat received city rights in 1426, and is the smallest of the eleven Frisian cities Stavoren ( West Frisian: Starum) is a small town on the coast of the IJsselmeer, about 5km south of Hindeloopen. Hindeloopen (Hylpen Hindeloopen Frisian: Hynljippen) is an old City on the North of the Netherlands on the IJsselmeer. Workum (Warkum is the largest town of Nijefurd in Friesland. It received city rights in 1374. Bolsward ( West Frisian: Boalsert) is a Municipality and a City in the Province of Friesland in the Netherlands Harlingen ( is a Municipality and a City in the northern Netherlands, in the province of Friesland at the Wadden Sea. Franeker (Frjentsjer is one of the eleven cities of Friesland and capital of the municipality of Franekeradeel. Dokkum is a Dutch Fortified town in the municipality of Dongeradeel in the province of Friesland. Drachten is a Dutch city located in the municipality of Smallingerland in the province of Friesland. Smallingerland)
- Heerenveen (It Hearrenfean)
Municipalities
- Achtkarspelen
- Ameland
- Boarnsterhim
- Bolsward
- Dantumadeel
- Dongeradeel
- Ferwerderadiel
- Franekeradeel
- Gaasterlân-Sleat
- Harlingen
- Heerenveen
- Het Bildt
- Kollumerland c.a.
- Leeuwarden
- Leeuwarderadeel
- Lemsterland
- Littenseradiel
- Menaldumadeel
- Nijefurd
- Ooststellingwerf
- Opsterland
- Schiermonnikoog
- Skarsterlân
- Smallingerland
- Sneek
- Terschelling
- Tytsjerksteradiel
- Vlieland
- Weststellingwerf
- Wûnseradiel
- Wymbritseradiel
See also
References
External links
- Website of visitFryslân.nl
- Website of the province
- Frisian Film Archive
- Ancient History of Friesland
- Map of Province
- Frisian Droughts
- Frisian homeland site
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