Friesland

Also known as Frisia

Friesland ( ; ; official ), historically and traditionally known as Frisia (), is a province of the Netherlands located in the country's northern part. It is situated west of Groningen, northwest of Drenthe and Overijssel, north of Flevoland, northeast of North Holland, and south of the Wadden Sea. As of January 2023, the province had a population of about 660,000, and a total area of .

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Friesland is a province in the northern Netherlands, located west of Groningen and bordered by the Wadden Sea to the north. With a population of about 660,000 people as of 2023, it is one of the Netherlands' constituent regions and has historically been known as Frisia.

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Friesland
Settlement.official_name: Province of Friesland
Settlement.settlement_type: Province
Settlement.image_flag: Frisian flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Friesland wapen.svg
Settlement.anthem: "De Alde Friezen""The Old Frisians"
Settlement.image_map: Friesland in the Netherlands.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Friesland in the Netherlands
Settlement.image_map1: Prov-Friesland-OpenTopo.jpg
Settlement.map_caption1: Topography map of Friesland
Settlement.demographics_type1: Languages
Settlement.demographics1_title1: Official
Settlement.demographics1_info1: West FrisianDutch
Settlement.demographics1_info2: Dutch
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Netherlands
Settlement.seat_type: Capital
Settlement.seat: Leeuwarden (Ljouwert)

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Toponymy
History
Prehistory
Early Middle Ages
Frisian freedom
Modern times
Geography
Urban areas
Municipalities
Climate
Demography
Anthropometry
Religion
Economy
Culture
Languages
Sports
Music
Politics
Transport
See also
Literature
Media
Notes
References
Sources
External links

The land is mostly made up of grassland and has numerous lakes. The area of the province was once part of the ancient, larger region of Frisia, which gave the province its name. Friesland today is the home of the Netherlands's ethnic Frisian people. The official languages of Friesland are West Frisian and Dutch, and almost all West Frisian speakers are bilingual with Dutch.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Friesland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.