Frisians
Sign in to saveThe Frisians ( ) are an ethnic group indigenous to Northwestern Europe on the coastal regions of northern Netherlands, north-western Germany and southwestern Denmark. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch province of Friesland and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia (which was a part of Denmark until 1864).
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The Frisians are an ethnic group native to the coastal areas of the northern Netherlands, northwestern Germany, and southwestern Denmark, with the largest population in the Dutch province of Friesland. They are significant as a distinct cultural and ethnic community with a long history in their northwestern European homeland, which spans regions that have changed political borders over time.
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- Ethnic group.flag_caption
- Interfrisian flags by the Groep fan Auwerk and the Interfrisian Council. Since there is no official All-Frisian flag, these are the flag of the Groep fan Auwerk, claimed to be the Interfrisian flag and the flag of the Interfrisian Council.
- Ethnic group.total
- 530,000
- Ethnic group.region1
- Friesland
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 350,000
- Ethnic group.region2
- Netherlands (excluding Friesland)
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 120,000
- Ethnic group.region3
- Germany
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 60,000
- Ethnic group.region4
- Canada
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 4,590 residents of Canada reported having Frisian ancestry in the 2016 Canadian Census.
- Ethnic group.region5
- United States
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- Name
- History
- Migration to England and Scotland
- Frisians in Denmark
- Language
- Identity
- See also
- References
- Works cited
- Further reading
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The Frisians ( ) are an ethnic group indigenous to Northwestern Europe on the coastal regions of northern Netherlands, north-western Germany and southwestern Denmark. They inhabit an area known as Frisia and are concentrated in the Dutch province of Friesland and, in Germany, East Frisia and North Frisia (which was a part of Denmark until 1864).
The Frisian languages are spoken by more than 500,000 people; West Frisian is officially recognised in the Netherlands (in the Dutch province Friesland) while North Frisian and Saterland Frisian are recognised as regional languages in Germany.