Frisia

archipelago in the Wadden Sea

Frisia () is a cross-border cultural region in Northwestern Europe. Stretching along the Wadden Sea, it encompasses the north of the Netherlands and parts of northwestern Germany. Wider definitions of "Frisia" may include the island of Rem and the other Danish Wadden Sea Islands. The region is traditionally inhabited by the Frisians, a West Germanic ethnic group.

bight of the North Sea

organization that represents the common interests of the Frisians

thumb|upright=1.5|The Upstalsboom by , 1921 During the Frisian freedom period, the Upstalsboom ( or ), also known as the Opstalsbam, was an assembly for emissaries of the Seven Sealands of medieval Frisia, located just outside the East Frisian town of Aurich () in modern-day Germany. The origins of the Upstalsboom, including its name, are unclear, but as far back as the 8th century the meeting place was used as a burial ground for the members of important Frisian families.

Seven coastal districts in Frisia

nationalism viewing Frisians as a nation